Morning journal (Columbus, Ohio), 1868-01-22

              1 'in r"'- k. I i . , j L . ; T--r '"iif" nrnum JOURNAL. JL: VOL. XXX. COLUMBUS, OHIO: WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22, 1868. NO. 168. r ' . ' -.--,,.1 i k "".-" ' i "" i j- -v.'- fWTT Great Attraction! IN HOLIDAY GOODS AT A. C. IIEADLEY & CO.'S. A. C. IIEADLEY A CO.'S. A. C. IIEADLEY & CO.'S. A. C. IIEADLEY & CO.'S. A. C. IIEADLEY & CO.'S. CHEAP TABLES, ARRANGED EXPRESSLY FOR THE Holidays! GOODS OFFERED ON THEM AT Half tlieir "Value ! WE HAVE, ALSO, A VERY SUPERIOR STOCK OF Children's Fine Hose, Fancy Mixed Tartan Hose, Fancy Strip'd Caslun're Hose, Children's Superior Hand-Made Ribbed Hose, Misses' Hand-Made All-Wool Hose, (English length.) 'Children's White Fleeced Hose. LADIES' HOSE. Mi Gage White; 3 " White; 30 Mode; 30 " Black; 30 " Wide Ribbed Node; 30 White. White and Brown Fleeced Hose. Oft B, SO li, 40 B, OO li, 80 TJ, oo rt. LADIES' GLOVES. Gcnuincf Alexandre's' Kid Gloves; C. E. King's Kid Gloves at $1 25 , Castor Gauntlets, (cloth); Cloth Gloves; Lisle Thread Gloves (plush-llncd); ! Silk Taffeta Gloves, Wool mittens, Kid Mittens, BONNEMAISANE GLOVES. 250 cib 252 SouthHiffliSt. ! ia'.V A. C. HEADLEY & CO. KNABE IAKTOS. The followiner are selected from the numerous Knabe Testimonials in our possession: Messrs. Wm. Knabi & Co. Gentlemen: I hsvewest pleasure in certifying that I hare tried your (irand, Square and Upright Pianos, and find them equal,it not superior, to any in this country. Among the great qualities which distinguish them, is the evenness of tone, the easy and agreeable touch and volume of tone. Wishing you all the success which you so highly deserve, I am, sirs, Yours, very truly, B. TUALUttttU. Translation fbom the Fbknch. After havini nlaved on the Piano of Messrs. Knabe & Co., it is Impossible not to bear testimony to their qualities, which have acquired for them the eminent reputation which they enjoy. The Pianos of their manufacture, on which I nave played, are exceedingly remarkable for their qualities of TOME. The Baas u nowarfiil- wit.hnnt. timhnpu. and the upper notes sweet, clear and harmoniously mellow, (cnrystaun, ana 1 do not hesitate to express in regard to these instruments my entire satisfaction, and to declare that they are equal, if not superior, to the best manufactured in EuroDe or this countrv bv the mnst. celebrated makers. L. M. UO'f TSCHALK. Messes. Wm. Knahe & Co. flentlmen T nnnf but congratulate vou unon the immense nrnirreu and improvements which you continually make on your Pianos, which, in my opinion, rank among the very best in the country. M. SIRAKOSCH. Messes, Wm. Knabe & Co. Gentlemen: Bavin? rn. cently had opportunities of testing both your new scale Grand and Square Pianos, it gives me great pleasure to state that I have found them to combine all the qualities to make a Piano as perfect as possible, and unsurpassed by any that I have seen either in this country or Europe. For great power and roundness of tone,coinbined with that peculiar sweet and singing quality, so often found wanting in Pianos, they are reully unsurpassable, and in touch everything that can be desired by the most brilliant player. Wishing you every success, I remain, lourawuiy, u. AABLill!l&. MKSSBR. WM. KNADE & Co. Gentlemen TTnvinirhnrl lately an opportunity to try and test your now scale Grand as well as Baiiare Pianos. I cannot mfniin. he. sides reiterating all I had occasion to say at a former ircriuu,iroiHcuugraMuaungyou on tne important improvements you nave introduced in the manufacture ot Pianos. Your instruments combine all the qualities which are reauired to make a Pinna iu nerfoot ah rmkuii. ble, and fully deserve the great popularity they have gained all over the country. Yours truly, Li. M. UUITSUHALK.. Messrs. Wm. Kkabe & Co Gentlemen : I was nV. lighted on hearing the clear and full toneol your really i'irit Clasi Pianos, and I congratulate you on the progress you have made in this branch of art. xt. VlEL XTEMPS. Messrs. Wm. Knabe ft Co. Gentlemen: Our Onera Troupe are at present using four of your Justly celebrated Pianos, and as the exponent ot the views and opinions ef the various artists, permit me to say : 1 consider them as utuurpautd in billiamy and excellence, and pre-eminent, without a rival in this country or in Europe. Their superior quality of tone, combining great depth and powerful volume, with a rich and peculiarly clear and even treble, together with magic elasticity of touch and action, render them superior to the other instruments, which rarely if ever combine those most essential requisites. Profoundly impressed with the many valuable qualities ot these Pianos, X most cheeriully endorse the high and meritorious encomiums everywhere pronounced upon them. Musical Director of the Italian Opera. Messes. Wm. Knade & Co. Gentlemen: It oivea me great pleasure to testify to the real excellence of your pianos. So many of my brother-artists have given you the highest encomiums, that nothing remains for me but to indorse them. As tar as my own experience is concerned regarding your instruments, I can only say that they satisfied me in every way, and answered all my demands when I used them at the series of Pianoforte Soiries I recently gave in Balti more, n im Desi ivgarus, i remain Yours truly, CARL WOLFSOuN. , New Youk, Deo. 12th, ISM. Wm. Knabe ic Co. Gentlemen : I have carefullv ex amined your new scale Grand and Square Piano Fortes, and I must say they please me exceedingly, both with regard to touch and tone, and I can contidently recommend them as being equal to any in this country or Europe, and you have permission to make use of my name if of service to you. X ours respeettully, UEO. w. MORGAN, Organist of Grace Church. New Yobk, Dec. 13th, 1SG4. Wm. Knabe & Co. Gentlemen : Your Airent. Mr. Bauer, asked me to give him my opinion as to the merits of your Pianos Grand and Square. My opinion "on the iqwtre" is that they are all grand. lourstruiy, ilutlfcKi ttbLLfcU. Messrs. Wm. KNAns & Co. Gentlemen It lives me great pleasure to express my entire satislaction and ap- firccmuuu m luvur ui your new scale urana riano, which oomlines all the qualities a tint-class instrument demands. Power, brilliancy ai d sweetness ot tone, evenness of sound through all the registers, and last, but not least, the matrnirlcent case containing tha splendid instrument ; every requisite concurs to make mis new enonoi yournme-nonorca nrm anew triumph in your professional career. With my best wishes tor all, the success you so richly deserve, I remain, gentlemen, Yours, very truly, Baltimore, July 1st, 18U4. B. COURLAENDER. Or the many who manufacture rriano fortes, thamam few who strive more thoroughly to improve their instruments than yourself. In view of this, and taking into consideration the eminent success which has attended your efforts, I can only say I knew of nono who stand above you who can claim the merit of having done more to advance the ar. by producing a perfect in strument, or wno nave worsen: more entnusiastloally In its interest. W. K. BABSFORD, Pianist. I becommend the pianos of Messrs. Knabe 4 Co. to everybody who wants a really ftrit-cfa.i instrument. HANS BALATKA, Director of the Phi lharmonio Society. Chicago, IU., July 1, 180i. , , Mesrbi. Kkade A Co.Oentlemtn i I must u trith neat pleasure that, after performing on most of the naat manna in thla Annntr anil ri vi m. tlmm - I your instrument an placed first in class and rank ot au pianos in my mina. CHARLES KTTNKEL, Pianist Kvm waub ui luwn . ajv uoauia to proauog ulS fx pressions of the following named artists that have fully Indorsed all that has been said in favor of the celebrated juuhi riaaos; 0. Batter, H. Bohlm.r, J. Prttme, K. Ui. E. Bsemelenyi, ( has. Hchneider, Chas. FradeL J. P. Webster, Konrad Trauer, H. J. Nothnagel. L, Btaab, W. V. Caulfleld, B. Hodman, Dr. Otto Thleme, 1 - a OoU, K, BeUner, ' J. D. K.rrUon, 111 F. A. Cherrler, J. T. Btoddart, 0. T. Kantmann. H. Bchwiug, J. Drrenfurth, G. A. Gnoapalius, Ed. Bruel. C. T. Frey, Miss 0. BchneHor, , V ww. uuuuuyauvi, JJ1 wm ajkuni wis. J.A. Falk, . , MissA.MaiiuMon, H. A. WoUMihaupt, Miss Virginia WhlUng, Sl H.V IKH Miss Fanny Test, JOHN SELTZER. Wl.t)lMaleJan4 Bclall Aft, 11 UEtutSlaUSt. READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE TELEGRAPHIC REPORTED FOR THE JOURNAL, FOREIGN NEWS. By Atlantic Cable. EGLAD. Lokd6n, Jan. 21. The following particulars of the arrest of George Francis Train have been received from Queenstowu: During the transit of the tender which contained the passengers and baggage of the Scotia to the wharf, the baggage of Train, as well as that of Thomas C. Duraut, of New York, who was also a passenger, was sub jected to the most rigorous examination by the custom officers. Nothing of an incen diary or seditious character being found in the trunks of cither, they were both permit ted to go ashore. As they stepped from the steamer to the wharf, they were arrested and taken before a Justice of the Peace In the city. ( The examination, eliciting nothing against the prisoners to warrant their detention, they were discharged. Soon after their arrival at their hotel they were re-arrested. Upon the completion of the second examina tion Durant was discharged. The authori ties, however, detained Train, aud he was sent in custody to the Cork jail. On Satur day he was brought before the Court and re examined, but was remanded until Monday, the 3 ith Inst. In the meantime the case Is creating considerable excitement, and the newspapers are rc-prlntiug some of the characteristic speeches of Train, forming a sort of Justification for his arrest. WASHINGTON SPECIALS. Judge Chase I liable to Attend Supreme New York, Jan. 31. A Wttslilnp't.nn anorlnl in thn Trlknni r. " i ' " " v Hj,u a iiwuuo states that owing to Ulucss of Chief Justice Chase, he was unable to attend the Supreme Court yesterday. The IWcArdle Case. TllA WnHH'a Oniclnl onus. T lu nnnn.nll.. believed that the motion of Judge Black to advance the McArrila rnin nn thn ilnpL-nt on that au early argument may be made, will I'ICVUIl. Stanton denies emphatically that he has been advised bv cither Grant or Sherman to resign. The President stated yesterday that he should nominate W. D. Bishop of Connecticut, for Commissioner of Patents. llie commercial treaties with Venezuela and Madagascar were ratified by the Senate yesterday. The RecoDNtructiou Bill. A stron-r pffnrr. will Via nindn tn.rimr In 1,n TIouaa t.n llflVA Afr Rllt.llir'a nmnnrlmnnf e the Reconstruction bill adopted before taking a vote on tne uiu. The House Committee on Elections will rcnort to-dnv nn thn KpntiwVv pnaa Hnxlnn. lng Brown disqualilled on account of disloyalty, and declaring Smith not entitled to a seat, and directing the Speaker to notify the Governor of Kentucky that there is a vacancy in me m congressional district or that State. PENNSYLVANIA. PiTTSBintoit, Jan. 20. River unchanged. There were six Inches of snow this morning. It Is now thawlug. RHODE ISLAND. Eire. Providence, Jan. 20. A lire In the western part of tlio city last night destroyed Ripley & Brunnlng'a build ings, containing a grocery and a store, and the Masonic Hull ; also Lewis Brothers' fac tory, dwelling house and stable, and a dwel ling bouse belonging to Miss IN lies Potter. Total loss about $20,000 partially Insured. CANADA. Montreal, Jan. 21. It Is stated that the Privy Council met today to decide upou the questiou of an Intercolonial railway. A great religious demonstration Is to take place here, In the French Cathedral, before the departure of the Canadian Corps of Pontifical Zouaves, on the occasion of blessing their banners. All the Roman Catholic Bishops of Quebec and Ontario are expected to be present. .Two Men Fatal I r Wounded. . Quebec, Jan. 21. Last night, a cab-tlrlvcr named Gllchcr, shot two young men uuined Lawrence and Uoullerd. The parties had been riding, and a (Maputo arose concerning the merits of their horses. Both men are badly wounded, and cannot recover. SOUTH CAROLINA. The Couventloii. Charleston, Jan. 21. The Constitutional Convention was occupied to-day In receiving and hearing resolutions, all of which were referred to the proper committees. Among the first Important subjects to come before the Convention will probably be tlio report of the committee on providing for tuo payment of the members and officers. Among the resolutions presented was one proposing that all State Institutions, such as universities, public schools and colleges shall throw opeu their doors to negroes. Anothor resolution declares that negroes should be admitted to all hotels and places of public entertainment on the same terms as whites. Propositions to relieve the people from in- (icouKiness are abundant, FORTIETH CONGRESS. SENATE. Washington, Jai. 21. Mr. PATTERSON, of N. Y., from the Committee on Retrenchment, reported a bill to amend the tenure of office act, and gave notice that he would call It up at an early up y . The House bill for the appointment of a commission to examine and report upon spirit meters was taken up. The question was on an amendment by the Committee on Finances, providing that the present commission of the Academy of Science shall be added to the commission. After some debate Mr. HOWARD called for t.hp nrrW Af tha day and the Senate took up the resolution iur mo auimssion oi Mr. rninp Tiiomas, senator elect from Maryland upon taking the oath. Mr. HOWARD snoke at snmn lnntrt.l, against the resolution. Mr. MORTON mnrto nn oln against the admission of Mr. Thnmn. he believed to be one of the original conspi rators ami wno woum oe in tne rebellion, but that Maryland hflfl hnnn linnvnnntnrllir constrained to remain in the Union. Mr. WILLIAMS spoke iu favor of the admission of Mr. Thomas, aud Mr. Mnrrlll nnrl Stewart against it. Mr. JOHNSON gave notice that he would press a vote to-morrow. The supplementary Reconstruction bill came from the House, and was referred. Adjourned. HOISE. Mr. BUTLER offered a resolution Instruct ing the committee of Ways and Means to devise some means by which distilled spirits of American manufacture may be exported under the law. The House proceeded to the regular order of business, being the motion of Mr. Butler to reconsider the vote ordering the main question on the bill reported from the committee on Reconstruction. The question was taken by yeas and nays, and resulted yeas 83, nays 75. The vote was reconsidered. Mr. BUTLEU offered his amcudment giv ing the appointment of State officers to the Constitutional Convention, and then moved the previous question. Mr. JSLDIUJJUJS moved to lay the bill and pending amendment on the table, and the amendment offered by Mr. Bingham yesterday was agreed to without division. Mr. BUlLElt explained his amendment, And Messrs. STEVENS and KELLY ad vocated It. Mr. Butler's amendment was rejected. The bill then passed 123 to 05. Mr. LOGAN offered a resolution calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for information as to the amount of 10-40 bonds that have been Issued tnrough the Treasury Department since the 1st of October, 1807. The persons to whom sold, and the amount of commissions paid, &c; also the reasons which, In the opinion of the Secretary, rendered it expedient to withdraw so large an amount of currency from the business of the country ; also that action had been taken concerning the withdrawal of the 5-20 bonds held by the United States Treasury to secure tbc circulation of the JNational Banks and the substitution therefor of 10-40 bonds. Adopted. Mr. ELLIOTT, from the Committee on Frccdmen's Affairs, reported a joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue, for the relief of all classes of destitute persons in the South, such desicat-cd potatoes and mixed vegetables as accumulated during the war and are not now needed for use in the army. I'assed. Mr. ELLUUDUE, from the same Commit tee, reported back adversely the bill to amend the act regulating fees and costs of clerks, marshals aud attorneys or tinted states Courts. Laid on the table. Mr. SCIIENCK, from the Conference Com mittee on the bill to suspend further contraction of currency, reported that the Committee had agreed to recommend that the Senate recede from its amendment and agree to House bill, with the following amendment: But nothing herein contained shall prevent the cancellation and destruction of mutilated United States notes and the replacing of the same with notes of the same character and amount. Report agreed to. Mr. LOGAN, from the Conference com mittee on the cotton tax bill, reported that they had not been able to agree. The House then ordered another Conference committee, aud Messrs. Schcnck, Morehcad aud Buck were appointed. Mr. BlVlLLK, from tlio committee on Ap propriations, reported back Senate amendments to the deficiency bill. Pending Its consideration,The House adjourned. WEST INDIES. New York, Jan. 21. Tlio Herald's special dated Ilavaua Janu ary 20 says : The publication of the vote of St. Thomas was unofficial, as the authorities refused to give the details on the subject. The Danish Consul at New 1 ork has telegraphed to the Captain of the corvette Dag-mar that Secretary Seward's reply was satisfactory, and that the President of the United States had sent the treaty to the Senate for ratification. Santa Anna. Havana, Jan. 20. There aro rumors hero that ono Raftcl has sailed In the steamer Moro Castle for New York, to Issue bonds for Santa Anna to enable the latter to prosecute his plans against the Mexican Government In Yucatan. Troop Sent from Spain to Cuba. Havana, Jau. 21. The Spanish mail steamer Hlas has arrived from Cadiz with four hundred troops for this Island. Earthquake. A severe shock of an earthquake was felt at Kingston, Jamaica, ou the 7th Inst. It was, however, of short duration. GEORGIA. Augusta, Jau. 20. Arrival ot EsaGoTernor Jenklna and a ! 1 Thunder Shower. Ex-Governor Jenkins arrived here to-day. Heavy rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, fell this evening. WASHINGTON, Washington, Jan. 21. The bill Introduced into the Senate by Mr. l atterson, of New Hampshire, t amend the civil tenure act, provides for extending Its provisions over general and special agents of nHiucm uuuine Departments, except such as are authorized by statute. The House Committee on Banking have agreed to report a bill prohibiting deposits by government officers in any place where there is no Assistant Treasurer. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations took no definite action to-day on the nomination of Cox as Minister to Austria.. FLORIDA. Reconstruction Convention. Tallahasse, Jan. 21. The delegates to the Reconstruction Convention met at the Capitol yesterday, barely a quorum being present. The temporary officers chosen were all negroes. Subsequently a permanent organization was effected, as follows: Daniel Richards, President, and Charles White, editor of the Florida Times of Jacksonville, Secretary; both white men. A neHt'O W&S elected Asamtnnt Hanmtavt, a ww.uvmuv and most of the subordinate officers are ne groes. MINNESOTA. A Man Put Off the Can. and Frozen to Death. Minneapolis, Jan. 20. T. R. Occomcr, a school teacher of Richfield, in this State, was nut off the cars fnr failing to pay the extra ten cents exacted for not purchasinz his ticket before !tt! n on the train, and was frozen to death. MEXICO. Havana, Jan. 21. The steamer Marcello has arrlvprf frnm Vera Cruz. She passed Sisal on the 17th. There were four warj schooners blockading the port. The fighting between the rebels on shore and the nationals still continued. No communication with the shore was allowed. The Mexican government had chartered the American steamer Georgia to convey troops, &c, to Yucatan. OHIO LEGISLATURE. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 18G8. SENATE. The Senate was called t.n nvrW ho tlio President at 3 P. M., pursuant to adjourn ment on n rinay last. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Crook, of the M. E. church. Mr. IIUTCHESON moved a call of f.l. Senate. Mr. . BROOKS moved an adtonrnment.. which was lost. Mr. BERRY renewed the mnt.Inn Cnr a nll of the Senate, and thereupon a call was had, and ten Senators found to be present, namely : Mnssrs. Rprrv. T?rnnU-a Pnrtn llnt-nhoon Jamison, May, Rex, Scribner, Stambaugh and' Winner. Mr. REX moved that all fnrt.linr ings under the call be dispensed with. air. iyLUlii was for sending theSergeant-at-Arms for the absentees. lie thought the absence of some Senators was a Dremeditatprt plan to prevent a quorum. jur. naa made the motion to suspend proceedings under the call, because he had thought that perhaps, owlug to the delay of the railroad trains caused by the snow, there mignt not do a majority or tne Senate in the city. Mr. KTAMRATTfJJT wnnlrl nnt. vnto in journ, under the circumstances, though it uugiii. iukb six wecKs 10 ooiain a quorum, ii. .. . i ......., i, .. . , . , . i no wus suusiiuu uiut inemuers cau aosenteu themselves to nrevent a nnnriim H hmt tha names of four Senators who had left the chamber since he came iu. Mr. MAY honed the aWntnpo wmiM Vm sent for. He had been told that there were twenty benators in the city. He, himself, knew of seven who were not In the chamber, and yet were In the city. inc vote on the motion to suspend further proceedings under the call, was taken, and the motion was lost. On motion of Mr. TtERRV tlio at-Arms was dispatched for the following nbsentees, most of whom had been In the senate laiamoer, ana an or whom were said to have heen open tn thn otv thla iltnnnn. viz: Messrs. Biggs, Conant, Corey, Dangler', r-vcreu, jeuer, rous, aimmons, Torrence and Wood worth. At half past four o'clock, Mr. CARTER ' moved that further proceedings under the call be dispensed with. Lost. The Serseant-at-Arms renortml that. nfVnn a diligent search he had not been able to una any or too absent Senators In the city. Mr. REX moved that the Senate adjourn. Lost. Mr. HTJTCTraSON thon mnvnl nn n,t. Journinent, which was agreed to. COLONEL BARNABAS BUENS. ' Editor of the Journal : I have been shown a copy of the Philadelphia Press, of Jan. 15th; In which the unblemished military record of Gen. John Bcatty, the Renubllcau candidate for Congress In the Eighth District, is given. The correspondent asks for the military record of Col. Burns, his opponent. By way of reply, In brief. I wish to say to your readers that I was an officer In Col. Bnnis's regiment, and that hcwasnot permitted to remain In thn Rprvi(n his Government a sufficient lcnn-th nf time to Qtternniit. nnri pstnliUu), reputation as a soldier. The manner In Which he npnnlt.TAil hlmanlf lia a arIHI. , .. . . m DUivllll I will not attempt to relate, but on one oc- Lusiuii, Wniie we were lying entrenched, within speaking distance of the enemy, he formed US In a hollow Rnnnrn Anil nttnmiitiul tn, a.1 dress , meaning It, however, for the rebels, who enthusiastically cheered him when he Would utter such sentences as, " We are not here to oppress the people of the South. We are not here to rob them, and If their slaves should escape through our lines, It Is our. luty to see that they are safely roturned to their masters," etc. Such Is the hard earned military fame of the gallant Colonel Barnabas Butternut Burus. Lieut.