Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 6, 1873, Page 4

4 TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. TERMS OF BUNCRITION (PATABLY. IN ADVANOR), ity Ly mall, oo 24006 | Sund Prifboaatt B 1E00] Sl Parta ol uyenr o the same rato, “Fu paeventt delay and nidstakes, bo sure and glvo Post O ce addvens b tul, fucluding Btate and County, Remtitences may b mado cither Uy drott, uxprusy, Tast Uticv onddesy or i 1eglstored Jottors, at one risk, TRNAS TO T MIEHCIANENS, Paily, delirered, Sunday ovcontod, 2 vente por weok, Budly, aelisared, Kundy incluled, 20 oanta yer woek, ™ TIRE TRIBUNE COMPAKY, Corner Medlvon and Denrboru-sts., Olicayo, 11l i TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS. NOOLRY'S T Olavk wuil LaSlk: Altoraoon, ** Martln AOVICKER'S VHEATI Deacborn il Riato, linga Noll il the Mateh ACADEMY OF M Jaou and douras. 1 Hurlesiue T'rou) PRE~DNandalol: steant, hutwnon ove I T, # ¥ B biusola,' i ot alutortwtrout, 1y seeon AF: nb ol tie Lydis Tlion Afternusu ud eved GLOBI FHEATRE=Dosylalnes straot, otwoen dnle fson wnd Washington, uigeniont of Harey Lindun, ** Wattlig for thu Vel \}lunlmu aud uvontog, MYURS' OPERAJIOUSIE Alotroo stiugty batseon Dembory nd Hiate: - Hurleaptn ol % Whio Two Bhoys,'" Minstreley wid cowlealivios. Aftoruvcn nud wveulog, HOTICES, BUSINE! ¢ T S DISCHARGED 1IER DUTY TO B0t DA 10 e T St shiytot Sl Ahy dias lven 16 tho Genollt o1 als, Window's Seothing Sysup, The Ghicagy Tdibane, Saturday Morning, Decomber 6, 1873, Topresontative Sheridan, of Louisiaua, made ‘ wroply yostorday to Mr. Cox's chnrge, that tho sortificato of cloction presonted by his col- [eaguo, Mr. Smith, had beon got up in Wash- ington. Ho nssured tho Houso thet tho returny from tho district in question, the Fourth Louisisuy, wore proporly canvasscd. Tho eloc- tion was lield ou tho 24th ult., and, asno park of tho dintrict was moro than thres days' distant from Now Otleans, thora was plonty of limo to canvass the vote by tho 20th, tho day on which tho certlficato was dated. . The woll-meant device of tho Penbaylvanic Constitutional Convention for giviug T'hiladel- phic & fair election bas miscarried. 'Who cloction commission appointed by the Convention has beon unanimously decidod by tho Supreme Court tobe in contlict with tho State Inws, which tho Couvention hed no suthonty to override. As tho Court exprosses it, none of the oxisting braaches of the Government are affected by o Constitution thet is not ndopted. Tho Court grant the injunction prayed againit the Commis- eloners, and tho ring are properly jubilant that tho law is on thelr side. Speaker Blaiuoe aunounced the standing com- mittaes of the Houso of Répresentutives yostor- day. Messrs. Dawos, Garfield, Scofiold, and Kelley are reappoiutod to their old positions. The Committeo of Ways und Neans is apparoutly, 't low tariff.” At all events, it iv not made up in recordance with Yennsylvanin ideas on thas sub- ject. Mr, Burchard, of Illinois, retaius his place on this Committoe, and Mr, Kaseon, of Iowa, is nddod toit, while 3Ir. Maynard, of Tenncssee, has been *! rotated " to tho Chairmanship of the Committee on Banking and Curroncy, Wo re- gret to seo that tho Spoaker put Fernaudo Wood on it at last. BMr. Oxth, of Indiaus, is made Chairman of Foreign Affairs, and Gen, Butler of the Judiclary. Tho report-of Captrin-Goneral Jovellar's resig- nation Is denied this morning, but without auy authorily that ontitles the contradiction to any more weight than tho originel statomont. The sudden outburst of warlilto news from Cubs day boforo yostorday is followed by a great calm, No favor is shown in Washington to the proposi- tion that the Virginius Lo intrusted to some neutral party ¢l the intornational questions - volved in Ler capture be settled. Therois no excitoment among the mombers of the Guvern- ment, aud uo disposition to giant Spain any formal extension of the time for surrender, whila tho Castelar Government will, in effect, Lo al- lowed to take a little longer time than agreed upon if necervary to carry outb ils sgreement without danger to itself. ‘The Prosidont has communieated to Congress & lottor from Buenaventura Bacz, claiming to bo Presidont of tho Republic of San Domiugo, ask- iug that the American Goveramont take tho Ro- public undor its protection. He recites & long aud pitcous story of tho woes of San Domingo, *'tho world discovered by Columbus.” o claims that San Domingo Las boon greatly injured,— firat, by tho refusal of the United States to an- nox st Republic, and second, by tho great nofso mnde over the Ssmana Bay Company's purchase, and the subsequent failure of that Company, Under theso cjroamstances, tho in- surrectionlsta ave again disturbing the publle tranquillity, and he chinrges that taoy aro secretly aided by tho Governmont of Hayti, which aima o aocuro the poasossion of the whole island and turn Mr. Baez out of his situation, 1o woutd liko to have the Unitod States make war upon Hayti, and disburse a littlo monoy through him in San Domiugo, whore business is very dull, and no prospect of getting bettor, This is truly a liarrowing state of uffairs. * Botter send Dab- cock down thare again. It has probably ocourred to some pooplo that the Cubans may escapo the humilintion of a gur- render of tho Virginius by an ** aocidentel * or, at all events, snirresponsible burning or destruction of tho vossel. Buch au ovont would not be alto- gethor without a precadont, During the War of the Rebellion, the IMorida, a Rekel ship, was captured in the port of Bolivia, Lrazil, in tho st unceremontous and unbuwiul manner. Tho surronder of tho Florida to tho Government of Brazil was afterwards adjudged, and thoro was & good deal of fosling against it, particularly mniong tho navy men. 'Tho Florida was anchored off Fortreas Monroe in the middle of the chan- nol, and was one night run down aud sunk, This accidont sparod tho Amorican QGove ernment the assumed humliliation of surren- dorlug the ship to Brazil, ‘A simllar accidont to the Virginius would not, howsver, disposs of tho controversy that arises from ler ease. In fact, it might bo of advantage in saving the Amorican Government tho ombarrassment of proseouting hor in case it shull ho proved that gho was engngod in an unlawful business, Lut tho other conditions of the proctocol would remain to bo compliod with, and theystcof a charactar that cannot be disposed of lu an acel- deutal way. Thoe survivors of the Virginius crow mnst bo surronderod, for ono thing, and harn to thom will not be regardod ns tho act of irtespon- sible porsons, The Government of Spwin lag liowiaa pladged ituolf to prosvcuto tho olliciuly who hurriedly ordered the exeoution of tho Vir~ ginius paoplo, A failure to do this will bo ag much & brosch of faith as tho rofusal to sur- rondor tha Virginius would Lo, Tho accidental destruction of the Virginsa would not, therofors, lielp oithor Bpain or the. Cubans out of the diflienlty. 2 "o Chicago produes mntkols wora gonorally wirong, aud muflurnhfiy activo yestorday, though nln lower rangn of prices in graln, Moss pork was i large demand, and 20@400 por bLrt higher, closing at 18.70@18.76 vash, wnd $14.40@14.45 sollor Tobruury, Lard was aolive and nearly e por1b lighor, st 737c casl, and 93.15@8.20 wellor Vebrunry, Ments wora quiet and w shudo flvmeor, at 437 for shouldors, 6}4@03¢e for short -ribs, 63{¢ for short cloar, all boxud, and 8@lo ) B2 y for wweot piekled hams, Ilghwinea woro quict wadd firmn, ot 000 por gallon. Droassed hogs wero quiet eud stronger, ut €3.00@5.10 pur 100 thw, Flour was quict and steady at 86,60@5.75 for good spring oxtras. Wheat was more sactivo, and 3o lowor, oloning strong nt 81,073 cash or soller the month, and $1.08Y¢ scller January. Corn was nolive aud sleonger, closing at 433¢0 _cash, and 484 noller January. Oats worenctive, uud Yo Lighor, olosing at 863¢ cash or woller January, Rye was quict and 24e nigher, nt 7334 @Te. DBorley was dull aud ouwlor, at S1.45 for No. 2, und £1.04@1.05 for No, 8, Live hogs wero active nud firm at an advance of 10c— closing at $4.20@14.55. Cattlo wero in good do- mand and firm, with sales ab #2,00@6,00. Bheop ruled stondy, CUBANW RESISTANCE, At tho time the Spanish Governmont formally concedod {ho demauds of tho Uuited States, thora was an npprohaution in the minds of thoso neiuninted with the vondition of wfi In Cuba that the lome CGovernment would twt bo ablo to ouforcw Llis tarms of ihs protocol. The torma, on tho part of Spain, uro: Tho narrendor of tho Virginfus; o saluto fo tho Amarican flug; tho delivary of tho survivors of the craw; and the progeeution of -tho ofileinls responsible for tho Lasty oxecutions, 1f tho roported rosiguation of Captain-Ganerul Jovellar, on the ground that lio Lins not the power to enforco theso conditions against the sentiment of tho island, be truo, thore is & now complication in the eane, which is much moro likely to lead to diffizultics than was tho capture of “the Virginius, The ques- tion is whother Spam will, or whother sho can, onforce the etipulations of tho protocol. The United States Govornmons caunot now recedo from its demands, the justice of whichk bas been ackuowledged by Spain. In fact, before approving tho torms of the protocol, Bpaiu consulted the leading Powors of Ilurops, aud it was ngreed that they wero fair nud just. Bpain iy, therefore, committed to tho sottloment of the affair on this basis, and cunnot recedo without giving tho Unitod States a casus Lelli. Tho firat oxigency to bo cousidered 1. tho pos- sible inability of Spain, oven in caso of willing- ness, to compel the Cubans to comply with the protocol. It is some years sinco thoe Home Gov- ornment bas exercised undisputed authority ju Cubn. What is known as the Poninsular party, which ' consiats of nalive Spuniards and the wenlthy Creole plantors, and which controls the Volunteers, lias always professed the most in- tenss loyalty to Spain, but bas at the samo limo putits own construction upon Spanish laws in thoir application to Cuban Government, and os- orciged o quasi indepondent dominion over the island, The utter defienco of the Morot Emanci- pation law in Cuba is an instance of this. The pro-elavery aristocracy of Cubs, 'moreover, have nover had any sympathy with Republicaniém i 8pain, and are moro likely to resist the presont Governwent on that account, Thoy also have an abiding and ignorant fuith in tho inviocible prido, valor, and powor of the Spanish poople— strong traditions of the time of Charles V. and the Spanish Armada—and are confidont in their ability to resist the whole world in the defenso of what they conceive to bo their honor, "Lhe provalence of thig seutiment nmong (ho Cuban aristocrucy is subiciently uttestod by tho Lom- bastie prouunciamentos that are iesued on all posgible protoxts. Either with tho liopo that they will bo sustained by tho Spauish peopla, or in open dofiunce of consequences, itis novun- likely thut tho blind pride and vein pomp of tho Cuban aristocracy, encouraged by the dare-dovil instinets of the Volunteers, moy in- duce the ruling party to resist the Homo Gov- ernmont. And, in such caso, Spain, unstable in Governmont aud harassed by civil war, may bo . powerless to cirry out what sho has undertaken. Tn such un ovent, tho Cuban patriots will not bo the only robels in Cuba. Thoe oMcial party will Jikewiso be in robollion, Tho United States Govornont may thon proffer Spain assistance in enforcing demands In which wo aro iulorest- ed, or it may treat tho inhabitauts of Cuba s outlaws or pirates, and proceed against them as n people who acknowledge no Government, and from whom no sutisfaction can bo obtained, But in cuse Cubn makes tho threatoned ro- sistunco to the surrender of the Virgini- us sud the survivows of hercrew, it is more than likely that sho will liave tho active sympe- thy of tho Bpunish people. ‘The Spanish attach- ment for Cuba iu jutense, oven to tho point of idolatry. Cuba wus ouo of the first of the Spau- ish poeaeesions fn the Wost Indies, and it is tho lost—or tho lnst of any consequence. Eenti- ment Iy strongthened by interest, and tho Spau- ish people huve sustained sluveoorzoy and borae with Cubzn defiauco in order to keep the rovo- nuo the istand ylelds them. Cuban resistanco may, therefore, moun tho overthrow of the Cas- tolar Governmiont, whose tenure of power is vory fraii attho best, The priesthocd opposes tho now Republic uncompromisingly, and will gladly avail itwolt of tho opportunity aiforded by Cuban resistance. Tlho pavy Lns been rebellious ever since it sturted tho revolution which resulted in the avertbrow of Inabells, Tho Carlists, Intran- sigentes, und lourbony will unico on snything to subvert the oxmsting Government. Tho dealinga we havo had ko far huve boen with the Castolar Governmeut, and tho overthrow of tho Castelur Government will mean the disapproval of its conceusions by the Spunish poople. lu that event, o war with Spaly would be -woll nigh inovitable, ‘Lo point of ettack will still Lo Cubn, but the conquest of Cubn will not neccs- eurily end the war, If such a war comos, ic will be a prolongod and stubborn struggle. Dat it will have been foiced upon the United States, and the finel result will bo the * cloaning out' of Bpunish rule ou this eide of tho Atlantie, and the overthraw af the slaveholding sriatocruay of Cuba. Tho appolntment of a Belece Committee for tho consideration of. the roposl of the aalary- grab was o moasure adopted by the Houso of Represontatives in self-dofense, An was anticts pated, thoro has boen & perfect serumblo for the credit of introducing the ropealing bill, It bo- came necoanury to provide a roforouce com- mittee us ths only mesus of dispoeing of thin wmass of virtwoun literature, While all this would seom, at fizet blusk, to ba in doforenco to THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1873, R R R R R R R O IEE———— tho sontiment of tho pooplo on the ualary quoa- tion, an examination of the various bills rovenls an wttor contompt for the intelligence of tho poople, sinee they show a confidonco that a mailiflention of the fnjury will pass mueter g o full confossion and reeantation. Nobody undor- takos to disturd the Prosidont in the onjoyment of hin increase, though this was tho starting- polut and the inconlive throughout. IfthoSpecial Contmittoo desire Lo do 8o, thoy can vory npoed- ily tisposo of thu wholo subject by bringing in aDbill absolutoly ropoaling the incronss mado at iho lust session, and providing for tho reduction from fulure pay of tho oxzoss alveady pald over on tho prosont basls, If o ehort, plain, and unambiguous bill of this chatucter wore Intro- duced by the Committeo, wo do not bolleve that Congross would dara defy pubiic oplnion by re- Joeling it. ANOTHER STEAM-DRUM BURST, Tho lotter of Col. Fitch, relutive to the in- Luman conduct of Capt. Fry, the Injo command- or of the Virginlus, in shooting holpless and seulded mon struggling in tho wator for' thoir liven, was tho only thing needad to completo tho humiliation of the Chicago Zimes. During the War, tho sympathics of the Times wore with the men who fought on the sume sido with Capt. ¥ry, aud it sided thom to the oxtent of ity ability iu their atterapt to overthrow the Gov ormmout. Sinco that time, 1ts symphthies have always boon on tha side of buccaneors, frec- booters, and pirates. It hasboon a public enomy 80 long itsolf that it has no sympathy with any ono who cannot show that ho s a flibuster, or, ut lenst, & common blackguard, Whon itwos ny- sorted that Capt. I'vy had boon guilty of inhuman conduet, and thercforo was not o fit subjJect for sympathy whon a like fate overtook him, the Zimes ot oncoe rocognized a congenial spirit, who had beon engaged in attacking help- less people. Accordingly it rushied tolhis de- fonso ; denied that bio Lnd dono anything wrong; oulogized him a8 o man whose heart ‘was in the right placo; blackguarded overy one who thought diffatontly; employed irresponsible people Lo writo up Fry as a good Rebel ; and, duy after dny, poured out a torront of indecont abuso upon every ona who did not admit that this murdorer of belpless mon, this “man without acounlry,” was o firat-clnas patriot, whoso death must be avenged by thio United States Govorn- mont under whose flag ho was salting when capturod. % In tho nbronce of any oflcinl statoment rola- tivo to tho brutal affair at Fort St. Charlos. the Z'imces waxod more indecent dey by day, and also found u staunch ally in the 8t. Louis Globe, ono of whoso attaches, who lns beon kicked nbout from ono papor to anotlior like a football for years past, bad scen sovoral actions during the War from tho coal-holes of gunboats. The two papers ot Tast grow so noisy aad véciforous that Col. Fitch, of Indiana, the man who eaptured Fry ot Fort St, Charles, was compolled to inter- fero. How satiefactorily he did eo, the public Lknows, Il fired but ono shot, and that oxploded thelr stenm-druma and scalded tho wholo crow, aud smco that time they laven't opened their mouths, It may bo possible, however, that they are only resting from the attack to find out whether Col. Titeh is o dangcrous man. If thoy can satiafy themaclvos that ho is not, we may oxpect to be informod in a fow days that Col. Fitch poisoned his grandmother, and that during the War he amused himself by braiving Qinodentn babies before tho eyea of their mothers, and that sinco the War he bay beew guilty of forgery, arson, and horge-stenling, IF they find, howayer, thathe can hit back, they will probably lot him alone. At all evouts, tho Times has bed all it wants of the Fry mattor, LAWYERS I THE SENATE, The receut death of John P, Hala rovives the fact that his sorvice in the Senute was brought toacloso by mu act on his part which ‘only cight yeara ago was regarded as discreditablo, but which, in the light of tho prosent oxperi- oricos, scoms very trivial, Dwiing the War, somo person in the Quartcrmastar's Departiont was arrostod by tho military authorities for swindling the Government, aud imprizoned at Tortress Monroo. Through his triouds ho of- fored Mr. Ilale $1,000 to procure Lis roloaso. Mr. Halo labored with Mr. Stauton nud the Piesident until ho obtained tho dischargo of the prisoner. Subsequently, the matter got out; Mr, Halo frankly stuted tlho faots, clniming to Luvo been retained sy counsol for tho mnan in prison, Upon iavestigation, it was discovered that Halo's conduct was not illegal; but so greatly was the Sonate scandalized that a law was nt once pnesed probibiting auy membor of clther House of Congrees from practicing o8 an attorney for hire before any of the Depurtments of tha Goveramont in any suit or claim against tho United States. Tho scandal of this caso do- feated Mr. Hale's re-clection to tho Senato, and lio sought escapo from public curiosity by wolic- iting and obtaiving an appolutmont as Ministor to Spain. Now, however proper this trostment of Mr, Inlo may huve been, and however much needed the law that prolubits membors of Cougress practiciug ae attorneys before tho Depurtments, lanot ofl this comparstively trivial when wo coneider tho freauoncy with which Senators are rotainod ps counsel by groat corporations which Liave denlings with Congress or are liable to hovo? Tuke, for iustance, tho Central Pacifie Railroed Company, How many Sonators are thera who have boen retained ns counsel for that Campany, at foes umounting, perhups, to 820,000 nyearench ? It is tino thoy are rotained asat- torneyn, to attond to busincss beroro the courts; that is tho buciness for which they uro nominally pnid, But in tho Iale ense, while the $1,000 wans theoroticully paid to him as counsel, the conntry cousidored that it was the Sonator and not the lawyor who lad Deon retained. If thia woro tyue in that isolated case, what shall wo think of tho faot that eminent lawyors in tho Sennto uretho hited attorneys of corpora- Uona which Luve moro or lees business to trangnot with the Govornmont ? They ero not hired nor paid to logiulato for tho railroads ; Dbut thoy are the hired and paid attorneys for tho corporations, and it is & question of which the country will form ita own oplnlons whother it 1y the Sonators or the lawyers who are in fact employed, It I8 no reflection upon Sonators to #oy that thero is a8 ominent legal ability out of that body as there i inlt. Why, then, should lawyors elected to the Beneto, nevor proylously thought of by these corporaticus, bo sought out and paid large foos, nominally tor attending to businoss In tho courts 7 T'ho fact Is, the Benato stands befora the country under the raproach of boing fu tho control of .thoss of its membery who aro the retulued countcl of tho great corpo- rations. Theso corporations possess und olaim speelsd priviloges, umong whioh may bo men- tlonod tho privitage of not payiug what they owo totho Government, ‘They aro monopolios b e e war with tho publie, Oan s Bonator pookot a foo 0f §10,000 from ono of theso corporations, and still bo qualitied to voto without bias en any quostion afMootin;z the compauy? No Court. would allow & conduotor or brakoman to sit ns o juror or act as arbitrator in any caue whore tho compnuy that amploys him was interostod, ho’Bonnte §a illing up with ratirond attornoys, and thoso railroad attornoyn sro charged with tho duty of logislating ns bebweon the opposing intoronts of the poopls und thowo grusping corpornifons. Wa nre spenking of notorious facts: 'Who feos paid by theso corporations to altornoys who ara at tho ssmo tino Sonetors aro onor- ‘mous, and far oxcood thoso pald o mowmbery of tho Bar who aro not Senators for liko sorvicos. An olcation to flio Sonato 18 now regarded s the admission tonlnrge xallroad practice, and the country that was scandalized by the petty case of Mr. Halo ia compollod to look on and witness theso corporation attornoys framing the nation- a1 leglslution. 'The law passed in Mr. Hale's: caso shonld bo enlarged, Scnators canuot take poy from both sides. If thoy veprosent tho country, they must conso to bo attornoys, They cunnot ropresout both couniry and clients. If thoy must practico their profossions, lot them leavo tho Sonato, and no longer insult tho intel- ligenco and honesty of the peoplo by having cliouts on both sides of the case. THE GREAT SNIVELING ASS0CIATION, The Boston Jowrnal of Commerce, which hag not beon noted as an organ of Dritish freo trado," commonts on the rocont action of the Amencean Iron and Steel Association, demanding an incroase of the duties on iron aud steel, in thin wiso » This Awociation hns 3 national reputation for its msgnantmous tmpudeuce, which would huve the fran sud utcel futerests of Lenusylvanks eupported by the wiiol of the country, at tho cost of ll, 'Thase gentie. suen must havo forgotton that American iron lius been exportod to Englund recently, cud that the fuports of fron from Liverpool linva at tho remo Hio krgoly de- creaned, 20 a3 to wlun tho Tondon Limea nud otlior prowminent English journals, Wo rathor suspeet that thio Pennaylant monopoliata know uil this Just an well a3 tho rest of tho commerelal and fndustrial world, and they saw In L0 near futurg n domand for n further re- uction {n the tarir which they planued to offsct by a wall and & whitne from thcir sido of tho house, A'ho Boston paper has hit the nail ou thoheud, The Iron ond Steel Association saw cloarly enough that they would soon bo asked to rolax their grip on tho jugular vein of American in- dustry. So they callod a grand Nuiveling Con- vontion and rocitod thoir woos to Congress, showing liow thoy had shut up ehop and dis- charged tholr hauds (under tho nuepicos of & Digh proteative tarifT), aud how thoy must bave Bowe moro torifi, or they could nover start up agnin, What o spectacle for a proud pooplal foro is o branch of industry wstarted Lelf o con- tury before the Revolutionary War, pos- sossing really unoqualed natural advan- tages, and protocted mot meroly by 8,000 milea of occan transportation but by oxponswvo inland transportation as woll, ‘whose chiiot men como bofore Congress evory year m tho capacity of mondicants, asking to be supported at tho publio expenso. There is o timo coming whev tho great Bpiveling Associn- tion will bo sont about its business, and people will be allowed to buy iron and steel for what thoy are worth, Whon that timo comes, thoy will continuo to buy of the American iron and steel manufacturers, but they will pay only such prives a8 aro catablished by the law of supply and demand, with the law of Congresa loft out. THE MONITOR MAWHATTAN. Prravzrens, Uoc, 4~Tho monitor Manhattan lias beon pronounced utterly unfit for servico in her present coudition. PitADELPHIA, Dec, 4,—A spocial from Wilmington says tho mouitor Munhuttan is oxpected to mail for Key Woat to-merrow. ‘Tho foregoing brief dispatchos have probably rocelvod Hitlo attention except from those hav- iug friends on board, yet the condition of aftairs which they ropresent might well bo noticod by the wholo'countiy, aud’ a prolest iesued bofore anothor ewoeping disastor ot sen seuds mourn- ing intoseveral hundrod homes, ‘o Manhsttan hus beon shown to bo mavifestly unsafe. In tho acoouants of her firat attompt to proceed to Key West, enough was said to show, ovon to tho voriest lund-lnbber, that ber loss might have beon expectod at nuy moment, oven during a cowpaialively moderato gala. In ono of the hoevy cyclonos that provail betwoou Cape Hat- terns and Florida Straits, the Xfanhattan, oral- most auy other mouitor in the presont condi- tion of unsoaworthiness to which thoy have all Deon raducad, would uudoubtedly go to tho bot- tom with her wholo crow, aud then the country would begin to question the necossity and the polley which sout 200 mon to ges in o coflin. It is time that sumo restraining influonce should Do put upon’ Mr, Robeson hefore ho oxhuusts hiis whole year's appropriation, aud drowas half the navy. N * e Springtield (Muss,) Repudlican, which has recently Leen sued for hibel by Witlis Phelps, n prominent railroad bulldor, for charging him with iutorforing with munioipal nonunations in that olty in order to got an appropriation for a railroad in which hie was iuterosted, scoms very much pleased with the prospact, and says ¢ It is the only Ul sult ever offered to 1t that fuvolved the bighest principies of journolism, und tha only ons thut it was a reul objoct to thie profession and the pub- Ui to huva tried. Tho fusuo iu o clear, » broad ona i thore can hardly bo suy divpute about tho fucts on clibier sido ; tho question i3, Waa tho Zepublican Justl- flod {0 exposiug the characlor of tho trunsactions, ana denouncing tho man tesponsible for thm, fu tho de- cided and Larsh Iauguage that it used 2 Wo trust the« trigl wiit bo speody, Wo promiso that it sball Lo thorough,” As My, Bowles is n gontloman who always fulfills bis promises, wo may snticlpato’ a very livoly wrestle botwoon himsolf and Alr, Pholp: whon tho case comen to trial, . Tho Now York Euvening Post, which is nothing ir not critical, is out in a vigorous protest against tho yoport of the Bacretary of tho Nuvy, beeauso ho uscs tho word *f evontuallty,” iu re- lation to tho forthcoming obscrvations of tho transit of Venus, sud, whonspeaking of tho pro- posal to dig o cannl mcross the Isthmus of Punawa, asys, “ Tho westerly trond of the coast made the aren that woutd have to bo canalized broader in oxtont," Tho uee of thoso words is barbarous enough, and we hope there is no one but a Scoretary of the Navy who would boguilty of usiug thom ; butwo suggeat that, if the Gov- ornmeut oftlcials de notbing worso than tho cor~ ruption of the Linglish language, lboy be lot ulone, . If thoy will ouly keop their Dopartments clean and freo from suspicion, let them murder all the Lughsh worde thoy ploase, s i it Monhelin, the murderer in Jersey City, N. T whose exccution has beou postponed for u short time, hea » vory decldod autipnthy for epiritual congolation, Last Bunday, ho way called upon by a olorgymnu, nnd, a4 soon ashe aunounced his orrand of snivation, tho prisoner furiously ro- plied: “You waunt toconvert mej you & dam fool; you got yoursolf drunk; I no wantuee you e e, horo; I got no mouly you go leave mo lone, or you got murdored,” The measongor of peaco de-~ parted, It 8 necdlony to add that tho hearor of good tidings slayed not upon thoe ordar of his golng, but wont b onco; and that thers huve beon no further applications froin clergymen, This is not tho only country which i divgraced with church-geanduls, A minisior of the Clmich of Emgland, tho Rov. Jobn Rold, hnw rocontly beon tried and convicted of sn oftouso called “iho wolieiting of the clmslity of four femalo norvants in hiv omploy,” and also of porjury tor denying the offense upon oath, For ali of this, tho Dean has sentonced him to a suspension from his office for threo yoars, subject to roin- slatoment by his procuring cortifieats of good charactor slgnod by throe clargymon, NOTES AND OPINION, At o Ropublican caucns last night thero was a long digeusnion npou tho subject of tho Salary hill, Whieh bis brought 80 muel disledit upon the I publican party during (io Inut six months, slienatod vo iy friendw aud supportors of the purty, cud, fu s {1reai, moastive, brought upon it Ao wany deteats'tn tho foll vlections, ', . . Tho country {wugutnstit; tho Prossdn ogadisl it overy tapayerln upanal 17 vory anguishing judustry I8 ageinot it ; the merchant, tho faries, the meclnuie, and tha duy-laloror nra agalnst it, The paseago of tho bill wan i Llunder for which 1ho party bas Bufered dearly, In this matler thera should Lo no fulso pride, The representatives of tho people know that the peoplo, rendiote thele netiou 3 that in keoplug this Iaw upon’ (hs ntatnlo bouks thoy atonot sustafnod by thelr conatitusuts, Congress should have o poliiy, Lo unorce, bamnst Lielr ‘will Ttlot the wholo thiug out ot once, Tuo safety of the Ttepubiiesn party duwauds it, ‘Lho foregoing from tho Washington Repub- lican, the Administration organ, is n mch wovo frank neknowlodgmont of the resposibility of the majority in Congress for tho walury-grab than hay hitheito been made by the Administra- tion prose. Just nt preseut lho parly orgens ura frantleally endenvoring to show that the Domoerats were {he reaponsible members, aud cite the action of tho Demceratio caucus us proof thereol. 'ILat thero wero Domcerntie thioves in tho laut Cougress to aid tho Lepublican thioves thero is mo doubt; but it is folly foaccuzoa minority of prosing any bill. A paty having the mojorlly that tho Ropublicaus possessed could huve, and should have, put a stop to any such & thioviug oporution. It is also significunt tiat the repeal of the law is urged, not hecouse it was wrong, but becauso * the safety of tho Topublicea pacty domands it." —The Atlaute (IlL) Arqus favors the project of ostablishivg o miut at Chicago. It suys : ‘Why should hundreds of thousands of dullsrs Lo aunuisy thrown nway i trunsporbing the oro ad tho Lultion 1o tho East, nitd to Lurope, to bo suwelted and colned, irstead of ‘carrying on the proccsses in this conntry, and {n thet poition cf it, too, whers 1o .ores ara produced, Widhin tho Tango of tho raflroad and water connectious of Chicago, from sixty to soventy wiltions of dollars’ worth of gold aud silyer ure nn- nually produced, sud new miues nre constautly besu dlscovered, Let us avo the mint in Chicsgo, by all atane, and one of at least suficlent capacity fo coin tho builion which could bo produced at its very doors, —In rogard to tho matter of tho panic, and of finance genernlly, the President scems to be just as much * at sen ™ as tho rest of us. o 10coninonds nothing with any confidenco, but suggosts sovoral things not easily reconcilabla with each other,—Bldominglon (Iii.) Panta- graph, —It is the popular iden that tho Chief Execn- tivo doos not write his messages; that, it Lo “Cyuupiros ® portions of it, ho bas dono as much a8 cuu reasenably be expected of him, Inthe prosent instanco, howover, wo imagine we de-~ teet, 1 certain halting, disconuected, foggy pagsages of the moswage, the fino rhotorical band of our President, so familiar to the coun- try in‘divers epistolury porformances and rear- clatforin ** speechos.’” ‘Chere is just suough to tlavor tho document with the Presidential ox- tract.— Cleveland Plain-Dealcr. —I'ho nomination of Alexandor R, Shopard to bo Govornor of tho District of Columbia will, it is to bo hopod, bo rojected by tho Scuste, From all accounts this nommation is nvt one fit to be made, Qov, Shopard, from his conncotion witls certain Washingtou Rings, bears o ininted ropu- tation. Mo iy called tho Tweod of tho Capital, In thig instauce, wo foar tho Presidont hus been imposed upou, nnd tho Senate will exhibit wis- dom if it corrocts bis ecror.—Rochester (V. Y.) Demuerat. ~1¢ is an undeniable faot that the Prosident's ‘mesnage i rathor a rambling andinconsoquential document. Much of it is a mero catalogue of svonts, snd noua of it s likely to exeito pro- found atteution.—Jacksonville (1ll.) Journal, — [t i3 snid tho renson why Grunt did not rofer Lo the salary-grab in his mossago is beeauso ho could not consistently ask Cougiessmen to dis- gorge $5,000 & year, ana yot hold fast to his own additional :825,000 o yoar.—Lilisburgh Posl, —1I'ho President tuggonts two amendmonts to the Constitulion, botlrot which we hope will bo serionaly considered. Onolis thar tho Excou- tive ba ampowered Lo voto any potion of & bill, siteh velo not affecting other portions which ho may upprave, 1t is fuir to prosumo that, if tho Prosidess bad possessed iing discrimmating powor, ho would kave votood the back-puy clanga of tho Balery bill— Winona (Mian.) Re- publican. “I'to appointment of Attorney-Cenoral Willians to tho vaceut seat of tho luto Chiof Justico Chase causes general surprise, because somany Letier known men havo been pussed over.— [Voreester (Mass.) (Gazetle. —Ilarper's Weelly is now engaged in cavicatur- ng tho Patrony of Husbundiy,—a lale skotoh from Nast reprezouting o uitiful scous of rml- rond suspension sud bard times, chaging it all to tho farmers’ war, Having hounded Greeloy into bis grave, und used the Sermon on tho Jount blasphemously fn its oforts to Lill Sum- ner, it now takes a larger coutract, sud proposcs to suppresa the fanuers’ agitsuon in the North- west, by reducing them iuto completo subjac- tion to inonoypolies,—Lienry County (la.P Press, ~1he Clucago Times, in copving Col. Hous- ton's roport, heads it with various sonustional hoad-lines, among which is thia: **No lossi- Lility-of Meling It a Ship-Canal.” As regards this” work, that popor Las baon noted for two things: ity warvelous etupidiiy iu-not compro- hending . the character of the proposed work sand & waliznent determination to undorrate an bring discrodit upon it,—Green Bay ddvocale. —Let Congress understand this wintor that they hnve logislated nguinst tho furmor, and in the interest of ringn, ad long as the farmer will staxd at, aud that now thoy cemand logisiation in their interosts und sgaiust thoss rings. Tho people bogin to seo thap thoy Linvo loen tho shuttlecoek for every brauch of busincss but their own, and that now 16 weut stop.—~Marshali County ({a.) Times, i & —1twould almost scom that uuiversal do- moralizution pervades the dominant paily ; that hionesty hus lost its meaniug § that rovbery aud plunder aro regurded ug the Lighost quulities aud recomnicnanilons Lo position. Whese ae the f1uits of subsorviency to parly.—Kewance (2iL) Independeut, —1he quostion of wbo is to be the succossor of Chief Justico Chasa hay tnually Leen buitiod by the appointmont of Atty.~-Gen. Williaws, of Orcgon. 'Choro aro many rossous for think: ing tho appointments bad ouc, Yho conuury hoped to soo soma guchw man ng I Bwayne, or Rovordy Jolon, appoin: h vory importauy place, but, instoad, it b lumilis ated by the appomtment of & sceond-clasy politician nnd o tourth-ciaas lawyer.—La Lorle oy oadery, did it over occur to you fhas articlo that could bo mado clonvor 1 Aweri thun elsowhere nocded uo ¢ judiclous prou tion”? 1f1It s wuo that it eun Lo “produced hiero nb lewk coat thun any other nanufacttea on arth,” thut of itself is o sure protestion, and it wonld not raquuro uny speelul Toiiciation to nrotoot it. 'Wask wrgatment oeoucs {0 us as thin, that ib 18 necassury to protect u produetion from forelyn competition that can be produced cheapor in this conatry thaw i thoso countrics from whom the homa intorest askw protoction.—Logansport (Ind,) Sun, —\Yo anticipate, within & few days, a special messago_from tho Tresidont rocommending Jouquin daller to tako churge of tho oxploring expodition up the Awnuzon, ~ It may be romow- ‘bored that Joaquin s written up” the Iules of the Amuzons,—Cinolnnati Commercial, 5=It'I'woud bud gono South after tho war he might wow have been Hovator from South Caro- liua or a bosom friend of Brothoer-in-Law Casoy, Anotlier instance of misdivocted talout,—New York Sun, —Sonator Amos (Butler's son-in-law) has ro- turnod from his Mizsissippi politieal campaign victorious, and wilt v & tow dnya vesign bis Bene atorslip und go Dbaok aud Lo inauguratod as Uovernor, ‘Tiwelve yoars ugo Lo camo from Wost Pomt an unassigned .Eocord Lioutenant, and now bo ks to Lo Governor of Miurlsmppl, with cortaluty of ro.cleotion us Unbiod hiates Bona- tov.— Washington Dispaleh (o the New Yorl: 2erald, Wa notice that tho Chicago Tmes and Tnin- UNE aro inving o dincassion it relation to the conduot of Capt, Fry ut 8t. Charles, Ark,, at tho disabling of tho Mouud Oity, While wo agreo with tho poeition of the Times on tha Spanish qqueaiion, Pae Lntauns b b the right {n retas l{au to tha conduct of Capt, Fry in ordorlug s mon Lo fire upon tha sealded, drowuins mon that Jumpod from the and Uity ut tho bursting of Tier stonm wipon, Thora are hundreds of living wilnexson tn this part of Indinte thut can uttest 1o il Lruth of tho stalomonts containod 't Truwse, Whon Capt, I'ry way captured, attor bolug wourided, ha * wns conironind with the ™ chergn, and he dewed by but, whon nfornied that ono of hiy Lieutonants, gum. betore lifs death, bad givou tho tnformation, 10 id not dony 1t any longor, hut nlood Qumb Iika o Jamb befove ity sheavor. Thore is fn thin coisty over 200 men who know tha position of ‘P Vunusg s earrect, Tho Afonnd. City fived bub ouo aveidertal shot altor sho was digabled, at sho bad no singlo guuv-erow on_ the heat, out of all, thal woro sct dis: o would rather tako thu slatemonts of cit, tho_Hurgoon, and athor Forty-sixth Indinua boys presear ab tho time, than tunb of any nowspapor-ucribbler, Az tho tino Yey was caplived; the iliing as the nealded men was still in progons, und did not cearo for some minules nttor his caplure.—~ Logansport (Ind.) Sun. HIS OWN STORY. Why Representative 5 ELoomis YWas ted from the Chicage & Alton L. SIAWNERTONK, Til,, Dec, 1, 1873, To_the Bditor of the St, Lo Demo Tuanluen a4 your iwnuo of Lo 23th of Novome bor gives tho yoportorial interview of one L, D, Lathan, conductor on the Chicato & Alton Ltailvond, of tho outrnge upon mysolf, which oc- cnred on the 42d ult. ; and, further, for the reason thnt his statomonts contained m said ro- port ara straugely ub variance with the tiuth of the matter, I ask that you will du mo the justico to publish the subjoinad, which [ declaro to o o fair and oquitablo history of the controversy. 1 took the 6:40 p. in. teain from Springtiold for St Louis, on the ovoning in question. Whon ealled upon by the Conductor, in muking hiy vaand, 1 lookad hastily through an envelopo con- tnining Home half-n-dozen or 8o of railrewl passos, Dexides business curdy, and othor cards contutn- ing memoranda, ofc. 1 do contoss that 1wy hiavo deluyed Mr. Lathan's busivoss to thg ox- tont, that not veadily finding the * logislutive tiekel " of the Chicago & Alton Railroad, { sug- geutod that ho esll upon ma aguin in s fow mo- wmouty, Tlos o sssonted to, uud alter say 5 miuntos, ho returned to my sonl, whon I pro- sented the ¥ paps” in quention. Altor lookitg ut tho ducurmont for a few mo- ‘menty Mr. L. tolurnod tho samo {o my Land, wirh tho snearing rematk that ** that thing way about played out,” v’ words to that offe I alied him it my puks or * legisativo tickot” was not in dato ; and, furtbor, whothor he Lad ro- ceived orders countermanding such passes, Ifo £570 MO o repiy Lo taeso intorrogatories save tho simple, © [Vhero do you wanl 10_go ? And yiton 1 xepllod, ‘o Tast St Louls Bir L. said, “If you Tavo no othor ticket thun this, or nothing clso to show, you must pay foro or ba put off the traiu" nnd at this moment ho called upon two sturdy brakemen to do his bidding. 1suggosted payment of fare to next station, for I disliked to bo put off in tho woods or on the preivio ; it was dark avd 1 ing. No hoed was paid to this whutover, L ponding our furthor parlag, the whistle sounded for Chistham Station, whore this gmllemaflly conduclor, us he would havo the public believe, with tho help of two stolwart and oxtremely hunlthi'-luu);iun braikemon, dumped mo forcibly from tho cur, which I think & romarkablo fent for threo men, cousidering my avoirdupols woight is just 142 pounds. At Chathum Station I'bought o roturn ticket to Bpringfeld, armod with which X took the Chica- gu-bouud train, eay onu hour or so later ju the night. When tho conductor (I wish I could ye- wember his naine) camo to me for fare, I, for prudentiol ronsons, withiold tho ticket T bonght at Chatham, and pressuted the identical ** legis- lative tickel™ upon which I had within {iwo hours previous been jorcibly ejected jrom another train Jor preseating to Mr. Lathany and the conduc- tor on tho up-bound taain, after a look 2t its contents, returned tho same to my hand with an afirmative nod, osud tho eimplo question, “Whero do you desire to go?" I re- plied *to Springfleld,” aud be pasved upon his round, When cjected from tho train I Logged to bo allowed to got my boggago, but tlus was refuscd mo, and to this day I have pever recoiv~ ed it, nor havo I any knowledge of ity whore- abouts, and dospito Mr. Lnthan's assortion to flourmpnrlar “innt ho nont it to me,” I do.not oliovo it, and tho baggage is either now in his posgession or in the hauds of some oher rague not entetledlo the properly. As to this man' charge of my being drunli, I simply deny it in toto, ‘The distance, I bolicvo, from Springtiold to Chatbam is ton miles or thereabouta. ‘The train I judgod to be running at a speed of twonty-five or thirty miles an_ lhour, At thia rato the train could mot bave been fer from fwenty minutes out from Springileld whon I wa3 ojected. Now, I am abundautly able to prove that I left Spring- fleld ontiroly compos mentis, aud I further de- clare I bad no liquor, either vinuous or spirivu- ous, in my poascseion, 80 I leave tho public to detorminc a8 to the facta of his con- Jjocture, To me his statomont smacks of the falschood I know it to be, and I incline to the belief that Mz, Lathan made it to your reportor for the purpose of ** coveriug accidunts,” or elso Lo knows how quick some men can got drunl, 50 I givo him the bonofit of the doubt, for judging from his ungeuorous treatment, if ho Will calculato timo und distance in my favor, I tako it that be speaks from personal experiencel Tinally, tho paus I bold, denominated Ly ity title *Logislativo ticket,” camo inzo my pou- seasjon through tho Hon. Daniel Shophard, Clerk Iilinois ilouse of Raprosontatives, hou- catly, and I regard that by the torms thereof it way justly my right to use the sumo in o legiti- mato way, I surely had no desivo to imposo upou the Conflmuy who granted the pasa to mo, and howover Mr, Lathno regarded tho mattor 1 care not; but thia 1 do kuow and will proye— his brother conductor honored the pass on tho sumo datoho ojected mo forcibly from histrain und thoroby is brother couductor ackuowlodged by his ofiicial act my rights thereunder, and se- corded the sawe to me, os doubtioss hig souso of duty prompted bim to' do. Very respoctfully, Jaxes . Looaus, Ropresentative Forty-sovontl District ‘L'wonty- oighth Genoral Assembly, [linoig, B Y S BiG GURS. The feaviest Ordnance in the World ==A 460-Founa Shot Driven Through Fifteen Incnes of Solid 3ron. Boaton (Dec, 1) Correspondence of the New York Herald, Coupotitive trials of Loavy ordnance recontly took placo upon the obscurs territory of Nut Islund, in Loston Marbor. The oxporiments wera such e to donieustrate that all the smooth- boro guns on band and bolonging to the Gov- ernment ean bo incrensed in procision and power to an extent whicn will onublo thom to Lit and dostroy, with o singlo shot, any iron-clad or other war vessel that ever floated. 'Lho experis munts took place uuder the observation of Capt, "Lraxton, Captain of Orduanco of the Navy Dopartmont, and under the supervision of Norman Wiard, agent of the Dopurt- ment aud inventor of the rifling improvement, wiuch udds such 10markablo force and efliciency to the heuvy armumont of our forly und ships- of-war, Tor the purposcs of the espurimental tost thera wore provided two gunsof twenty-throo tous cach and of 15-ingh catibro, Ono of them way the common smooth-bore aud tud other was ritled In accordunco with Mr, Winrd’s mvention, Lut i othor yespects thero was no differonce whatever. Ono limudred and forty pounds of powder—tho largest quantity of *ammuition aver usod in a gus—was tirod from onch, and tho ctilos were respectivoly of 460 pounds woight. 'The targoty conusivted of wrought- iron platos of fitosn iuches in thick- uess, und thoy ~woro orected asldo by side, 150 foat ~distant. Cho vifled proe jootilo fired from tho Winrd gun was of conieal shape, snd the ono fired from thu common smooth-bora pieco was nocessavily round, 'Lhe otie tirst numud went clene through the 15-fuch platos, snd ous of uight into a sand-bank in tho roar, T'he demolition of tho almost invulnorable target was comploto, nnd 50 great wae tho forco wita which i was struck that s fraginent of 801 or 400 pounds way thrown eloar across tho inland, & dictauco of not teus than o quarter of w wile. i projectilo from the smooth-hore gun pone- trated the targat only about g inches, anid, ns tho udvnntuges wera provisely vanul, thos ¢4 0 riovity of tha rifled arm wus ut once oalnhlish od by tho oxperiment, and admitted by the Govern- ment uuthorities of obuervation, Comparoed with other compurative tests, this siyle of gun fs the most destructive over yet pruc{nuod. A 85-ton gun of 18-inch calibre, was once fived In Eugland through an iron plate of 12 iuches in thickness, sliowing tho cowparative ponetrating power ol that arm to bo nbout 144 ngeinet 226 of the gun at Nut Island, Thig improvomout, as the Gov- erninent undoratanda it, does not involve tho. manufacturo of now guns to wecuro it. Take the prewent armumont of our forts, just as thoy aro, and thoey can be rifled at one-tenth tho cout thut new guns can be manufectured, and at tho sano thno tholr efficionvy s smooih-bore ovd- nanca Iy not in tho loaut” fmpaired ; und, fnolud- fug'tho dust of rifling, the ar vill Lo cheapor Ly ono-tenth thun tho best Luglish guns, und for destructive lpowmu thoir efliolency van hard- 1y evor be oqualed. Undor this improvement it 15 olaimed that tha ® rifled guns belonging to the Uni‘ed Btntes Gov- wrnmont mey Ba wane 10 have geoatly incrons od ofilsoney, etiduranss, penotration of iran plates, Ingghor inltiat velocity 1o the klwt, much Jowgecer ronge, and fmproved preciwion; whilo the guud of tho mmooth-bore will' romuin na csnentinlly oy good or bu botlor mnooth-boro than thoy now aeo, wnd, 11 rilud, thoy may bo, aflor the iniprovemont fin apphiod, used offacts ivaly ax kmooth-hore guns, i desired, 1y this meens all the spherieal projectiles now on” hand 1nay bo wtilized, and sl carrisges, imploiont, platformy, ondnnco “stores, aiud orvico of the gna may ho meds availeblo. 'le buvrovoment congista in siiue cach gun with two grooves, Taviug tor w 16-leh gun o twist of about ond full turn in 60 feol, andsoututioning tho grooves ut tho ido of the hore thal noither grovvo will Jatoryeet or orosd the hobtom or top of tha bore, thus leaving It smooih at (he botten and top whero the shiot wonld steke in * ballotting,” ehonld the g ne wied as o pmooih-hoje tor sphiorieal projectilen wfzer ok villed, Aftor tho un In vitlad, howavor, 1t s pronosod ta (mprove tha spheriosd projestilos now ou haud by diilling threo smalt Loloa fu cach, littlo disianeo from the pamnt of contact tho nhot or shell would lave with tho horo or the gun when {userted as if Tor firg, ‘I'he holos to Lo equi-distant from asch other ju the form of a vegular trisuglo, Into thewo holes ivsort three braws pins, each {o bu ent, attor the insortion of sueh, tho exucl longta nocossary tu support the projoelilo up snd vl of contuct with Lhe bottom of the boo, so that the windago sha'l bo equul all round. By #upporting tho projcctile fu the centto of the boro pravious to its recoiving its lupulse from tho powdor, tho wiadaga ull round ulike, nn nchiovemant is arrivalat by most sinplo _moaus oftan attompted m tis coualry and Europe withioub succots, Otlior lonts uva to ho mado In o faw days, with a view to ohinining an idoa of the comyaraiive distac und 1agudily with whicl o projectilo can bo turown from u ritied nud a swouth-bure gan. SENATOR CARPENTER ‘FHe New York Tribunc's [eply to the Siottory 1 the Now York Irom the New York Yrioune, Lee, We saw printed yesterduy, for tho et timo fu any reputabld journal, two lollers in relation to Soiatur Carpoittor's adventura ot n fushions able Lomy; Branct hotol lagt summor, Thoy aro hoth nddressod to Souator Howo. One i trox Prosidout Graut, snd i i tho following words ¢ EXECUTIVE MAYSION, ‘WastiNaron, D, U,, Oct, 20, 1873, Dean Jupar: Mucis has been sald i the publie prints relative to your coflezgue, Senator’ Carpentor, durmng his vists to' Long Brenell this Iusb sumior, One charge wude sgadust hhin I koow to be untrue, Iowpent La hour of more with mo during the ovening of lus sluy, sod I can answer to Lis beluyg ut tho tine alrictly aobor, giving uo, ovidenco of ‘Lusing Leen drinking to quirk its effect at that thoe, Tho other churges I kuow nolhing about, aud mads no fnquiry about, thiuking thetn mpossible, Yours truly, . 8, G . JUDGE T, 0. Hows, - 'Pho Prosident takes gront pains to dony whnt o one hws aever charged. Wo have nowhoro scon a statoment thub Seaator Curpenter wis under the influence of liquor whon he called on the Presidont. It may therofore bo takeu for gronted that, to uso Gon. Grant's words, *'ho gave no evidonco of having boon drinking to mark its offcet at that timo.” To those who have confidenco in Gon. Grant's capacity of obgervation * to mark its offect at that tino™ tlue stntemont may pass for what it is worth. ‘I'ho other letter touchces tho matter in quog- tion,—whether Benator Carponter was turnzd 2wy from tho Wost End Hotel, for reasous wo decling to stato in dotail, It is from ono Farrer, room-clork of that hotol, and now employsd in the hotel which Mr, Carpenter patconizes in Washington, sud is as follows : ‘WiLLAnp's IloTer, WasiiNaTON, Oct, 29, 1673, The lon. 7', 0, Howe : DeAn Sin: In regard to the charges against Sepa~ tor Oarpenter al Loug Branch, tiio facts are shn- ply thero s Mr, Carpeuter camo with several others, und thero Wwag 1ot & vacaut room i tho houso, I told ln so, and gave Lim anoto of Iutroduction to the Qcoa: ouse, - If the President hind called ot tho same timo for u room, I ebould have told him thoesme thing, Mr, Carjientor was nefthor intoxicated nor gulity of uny impropricties whutever, GroncE H. Fannan, Room Olerk Weat End Hotel, ‘This would bo conclusive in regard to the mat- ter if it wero true. It is a bald nud naked falso- hood, by & person small cnough to ho brought to it, invented to suve Mr. Oarpenter from tho cun« soquences of his own criminsl folly, On the 1ogistor of tho Wout End Hotel for “the day ro- forred to occur tho namos of Mra.— and of * Haury Carpenter” (the Sevator speclally snke ing that bis truo uame be not put down), nse signed to communicativg rooms, ‘Those ure erased, and imwmediately aftorward, on the srme afternoon, boforo the departurs of any train which could carry nway any of tho gucsts, the following vieitors are reglatered and assigusd to rooms : Willlam J, Riker and wife, two children and 5ervant, Ny Yocrvraseesoroen dirouell Mrs, Samuel Riker, three children, snd two servants 0, I ), Arthur J 3, Jesmer, Now Yor itarmon W, Hendrlcks, A d. Vlnderlimel, New Yok, , Now Yorl Jo W, Gooper,, v, Frauk Arnold and wife, 2 Y . Michelborg, New York, Von Dornen, Now York, Jucab M, Putterson, New Georgo H, Shurpe, Klugston. J. A, Boutiwielk ned wife, Now York Tord, Yonlkers, . onshn . LEdmuud Davis and svife, Providence, Rian Davis, Leovidones, ', 1. d Miss Suwitn, Provi My Bravd J. W, Glendenn, Now York, Mre, Vou Duzel, New York, sud iflas To~ gart, New York.., Z m E. W, Ingalls, New Vork, 5 i . D, Burues, Wasnington, D, O, Sur geon-Generul, U, B, A, Col, YrederteX Viimer, N Jumes J. Mullin, Philadelphin Jameo O, Flunagan, Lang Carpenter, oy W, . Spluuing, cange, N, Jamos Uolroyd, Waterford, N, Y. 1oracs Fiehor, Waterford, N, 3, oud Mra, Jobo Elllott, New ¥or CGiearge L, sud Walltim Ellott, New York.. E, M, Sclienel, Now Yorl, u Loss than thirty names appear before Mr. Carpouter's, ou that duy's register. Hera ure sowe fifty-four rogisterod, and sssigned to rooms ufterwards, Wo challonge Mr, Carpen- tor to find o fury anywhera in the country who czu read this lettor aud this register, and nat provounco this clers a- lnr without louving the 0X, T'his is not a_pleasant subject and ought to Dbo dropped, BIr, Carpentor s nota flt 1nan to proido over tho United States Sonate, If his colleazues would drop him from that place, and Lis frionds have tho discrotion to cease de- nymg what they Luow to bo true, he would elnk out of that prominence whick is'so disagrocable to thom and so unwelcome Lo the public. —_—— Gettingr Used to 1t In aun historicnl aud desoriptive account of Persia recontly publishod in London, appsars tho following story, which, uccordiug to the suthor, gives & fair ides of the oppressious thas, undos’ the guwo of law, are uliowed to talo place in thut country; * Aun scquuintanco of tho writor of thoso pages, while bo ludged in & cortain town, was alarmed Ly hearing in o naeigbboring house ¢ wort of }miudical puvishi- ment golug on daily, Ileavy blows weie givon, and o person WA oo tnually erying out, ‘Amamn! amaun} S.\\nmy‘ merey)—I liave nothing | Teaven f¢ my witness, 1 havo rothing !’ Upon inquiry, he loarned that the sufferor way a mercliat reputed to be vcrfi rieh, who after« wasd confessed to him that, Laving understood the Governor of tho placo was doetermined to have a shnvo in Lis wealth, and vxpocting to ba put to the tortiire, ho had resolyed to habituate Limaclt 1o tho oudurunca of pain, in order to bo ubla to resist the threntoned domands, 1la had brought himsell to beur 1,000 strolkes of the ktick, aud, ns ho was ablo to conuterfoit oxhaus- tion, ho hioped to Lo abls to boar as many blows an they would vouture to intlict, ehort of death, without conceding any of his money," The Iutelligent Storks, A great firo onco broko out in u little German tawn near whoro stuod a tower about cighty feet Ligl, which formed purt of the forultication on the town wall, Ou the summit a ntork's nest lind Leen built for wo manv yours that tho build- ing Lad recoived the name of # Stork’s Vower."” At tho tine of tho firo there wore throo un- .ledgod bivds In the nest, and tho poor little blxdies woro in groat dangor, But tho old storks soon showod thelr good sense and their love for thelr young, for by tuvus they euch flow off to somo sk ponds just outside tho walls; hore tuoy took n good div in thu water, snd filled their bonks with a8 much as thoy could unr&v away § thou, notwithstanding the smoke and flames, thoy flow baok to thorr little onos, Hmlmu the water from thair beaky ovor thom uud tho nest, aud aé the sume tuno shaking it from tholr fonthors, ‘Lhus during tho wholo dsy did these faithfud bizda sot as o winged five Drigado till toward ovoung, when all dunger for thowr young aud sholr nost wau ovor,