The New York Herald Newspaper, December 25, 1857, Page 2

z NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY DECEMBER 25 1857. Our Washington Correspondence Wasuineton, Doc, 18, 1857. The Printing of the Departments, and the Departments— John Kelly, Gen. Bowman, ée. Newxpaperdom in the federal capital was consternated | tonight by the rumor that the President bad bestowed | his share of the executive departmental printing upon | | ‘Major Heiss, of the States. The President has nearly one | hundred thousand dollars worth of this kind of printing | to give out feuring that in case Harris, of the Union, should fail in his election as Senate printer, he might have this lite amount to fall back upon. Rice, of the Pennsylvanian; Farran, of the Inquirer (Cincinnati); Beach, of the Sun; Parsons, of the News, and various other candidates, have been af- fer the President with sharp appetites for the smallest official patronage—such as printing blanks, &., for tho departinents. Ii is understood that Parsons is to have somo printing and some position in connection with the construction of the new Post Office building to be erected on the lower angie of the Fark. The bargain was consummated be- tween the Postmaster General and the Aldermani: com- mittec— Harris, Banta and Fullmer—this morning. Gov ernor Brown must have a clear title certitied, by District Attorney Sedgwick and approved by Attorney General Black. Then sli will be smooth work and speedily com menced “Dug’’ Wallach, of the Star (tender to the Union), is faid to be roaring with rage apd extreme heat. For the Vast ten days bis hittle sheet has been fall of assaults upon everybody, and fulsome of compliments and praise of everybody in’ the remotest degree related tothe ad- ministration. Harris was disposed to save Wallach, and Jet him have a few sops in the pan, and now to be choused out of a snug little job of twenty thousand dollars is a ‘trifle more than bis humanity can staud. The last feather may suffice to break the camel's back. We are nota little sorry for poor “ Jug.’ He bas been really and truly a “tender,” and when certain matter could’ not be public fu the Union,“ Dug” would put it bodily in the Star. The States has ever been respectful in its tone towards its cotemporaries, and general satisfaction is ex- pressed that the President has had the nice dis crimination to select it as the resipient of official favor instead of the Star, In days past the Sar aimed its impotent arsaults against the Hrnavp and its editor. Verily, he hath his reward Johu Kelly, the most universally popular man in the House, bas certain wholesome measures which he pur- poses to have adopted. If we had auy desire to prosecute anything to a successful issue we would get, if we could, Jobn Kelly to aid us. He has no ambition to figure on committees—though be ts on the Ways and Means—but simply to do his whole duty as an honest and honorable man. Mr. Kelly will undoubtedly be the next High Sheriff of New York, a position he is said to desire. It is & mistake to suppose that Colovel Orr ever had any idea of making a chairman of the Committes on Commerce out of any material from Oblo or Indiapa, as rumored in tho Qncivnat Pnquirer. Corning, of Albany, and Hatch, Of Ruffalo, were montioned in this connec but_Coch- rane bas been all along Colonel Orr's ¢ so. He will make bis mark in the commitice and the House. Hatch is chairman of the Militia Committee and is algo on the Ea a Committe, where you will recoliect the Rev. Mr, carce told Milward be could make ‘4a good thing.” Searing, of L. 1, is on the Committee of Accounts. This is & post of importance. All aecounts by the House officials have to pass the revision of this committee. It has been thought in times past that the Clerk of the House stood in awe of this committee, and would stretch a point to oblige its members in the way of supplying their friends with subordinate positions. Cullom, late clerk, is now before a special committes to account for his official conduct. Hackin, of Westchester, holde his own. There is one thing about this gentleman worthy of commendation. He never from policy or expediency deserts a friend. Thongh all the world turn against him, he is true and steadfast. People are beginning to ask ‘Where is Gen. Bowman?’ He appears to be in no particular haste to take the burthens of office, but he is wanted here badly. Two New York members called yesterday to see him, but he had not yet mate bis appearance at his office in'the Ca- Pitol. His special friends assert that he will have a new shuffle and deal upon the proposals to furnish paper. This is well—because it will set at rest the tongue of uncertain rumor, and give everybody assurance that justice has been done inthe premises. If any agent of the govorn- ment can go “‘caboote’’ with bidders, he can certginly “make a very good thing’ during his term of official! ser- vitude, over and above his paltry salary. . Wasuicron, Dec. 19, 1857. ‘The Printing of Congress—History of the Contests—The Farious Systems—Ad Ritchie, Towers, Wendell, Steed- man, Banks, Gales & Seaton—Folly of the System—Tricks Of the Lotdy, de Your articles upon the subject of the public printing , have called attention to it in so marked a manner as to make a good many partics here fecl rather uncomfortable, Although Mr. Stecdman has been elected Printer to the House of Representatives, yet the resolution under which he was elected, if acted upon, gives him only a temporary tenure of the office, A committee was raised, conjointly ‘with the selection of l’rinter, whose duty it is to investi- gate the whole subject of the public printing and report to the House whether the existing system is good one, and if not, what changes are necessary. Under the pre- fet arrangement a certain sum per page is paid for com position, aud so much for each hundred copies printed. ‘The prices are considerably less than were formerly paid to Measrs. Gales & Seaton, Blair & Rives, &c., as faras the proaswork is concerned—the price for composition being about the same as under the old system. In 1846 both houses of Congress abandoned the plan of olecting a Printer for each House, and adopted the system of giving the printing to the loweat bidder. Under this arrangement Messrs. Van Renthuysen & Wondell, of Al- Dany, New York—the former of whom waa at the time State’ Priuter—succeeded in obtaining the contract, by Deing the lowest bidders. Thoy had based thoir scale of ices upon the calculation that Isbor and material at Warhiogton would not be bigher than at Albany. They found, Lowever, that this was an error. Kverything waa much dearer at Washington, not only the cost of trans portation had wo be added, but wages were some fifteen per cent more. The consequence was, that although they executed the printing in a very inferior manner—the paper especially being wretchedly bad— that at the expiration of their contract Van Beathuy sen was largely out of pocket, Dut being a man of means, and in the enjoyment of the State printing at Albany, was able to staud it; whilst Wendell, whe was & practical printer, and the active Washington paruior, was completely beggured, Some two or three years afterwards Congress voted about $20,060 o wake up a portion of the lows, but it was un derstood the Albany men were still iargely on the wroug wide of the looger After this Father Ritchie, of the Union, pnd Mr. Towers, & Washington printer, triew their hand at it, without much better success Finally Congress determined to abandon the contract system and return to the pian of electing a Printer for each House, fixing the compensa. tion, sud government buying ite own paper. A new office wax created—that uf Superintendent of Public Print ing—whose duty it was to purchase all the paper used, and t measure and certify w all work executed by the public printers. General Taylor appointed Mr. Towers aa the first Superintendent. Upon the accession of General Pierce Mr. Towers removed aud Mr. Seaman was appointed Mr. Seaman has recently had to give place to Mr. Bowman, Ail these geutlemen are practical intern. = Under this pew system General Robert Armatrong, of the Washington Union, was clocted Printer for both Houses, aud Messrs. Gideon, of the lic, Printer for the executive departments. ‘After this, Mr. Beverly Tuck- er, of Va, established a peper called the Sentinel, and succeeded in being elected Printer to the Senate. Mr. Wendel! took the management of the business, and wo be- lieve, also, was the manager of the House printing for the Union—ceither of the ostensible printers for be ing practical printers. At the commencement of the last Congress Mr. Wendell was a competitor fur the position of Printer to the House of Representatives, and althoagh there wae a large republican majority in the House, and Mr. Wendell was weil known to be a democrat, he was, afters protracted struggle, elected Printer. The Senate discarded Mr. Beverly Tucker and elected Mr. Nicholson, of Tenn., who bad become editor of the Union, as their Printer, Wendell at once set w work and purchewed « large amount of printing ma torial, , ke, and erected in the vicinity pnot a commodions building. It is but jus of the tice to say that practical printers concede that the es- tablishment is by far the most complete aud extensive in this country for the purpose. It is said to nave cost about $175,000. “An arrangement was speedily effected with Mr. Nicholson, the Senate Printer, by which Wendell did the work, and paid Nicholson a grosa sum for the job. Mr. ‘Wendell alec secured the printing for the executive depart- ments. What amount of the profit of the Senate printing be receives we do not know. Bot Mr. Seaman, the late Superintendent of Pripting,gives the following figures as the eum part for printing — Printing for Congress Pe oo DL Printing for Executive departments. 250,868 32 Total ‘ ‘ oe ceeye ces STI, 797 06 This is exclusive of paper, engraving, binding, which the 7 has nothing to do. Ont of this Wendel had to pay the expenses of his office, labor, &c., and divide the Senate work, and probably th with departments Choison Tasides this it i= understood he contributed to the last Presidential election expenses—the sum Deing stated as high ax $40,000. The reason assigned for reased expenditure for the print ng are the expen- the works ordered—auch ae Commodore Perry's Report, Gilli’ Report, Pacific Railroad Surveys, &c., &e, And it in said that the profit which the Printer makes is in direct proportion with the number of copies or For a season he has been non-committal— | dered of each document—the larger ths number the greater | profit. By combining the Senate and House printing the profite are largely increased, as they generally order the wame documents, and therefore, where one person does the work for both Houses, the types do not have to be Teaet But Wendell, with hie complete printing este- Dikbment and his practical knowledge of the Dusipess, was not destined y the emola Bhents of the public print in Major Heiss, formerly a partner w Father Ritchie Undo (41 participant with that venerable g et ge: Wrinting for Congress), established | epriog io Wa-hing on—the Warr —whose objer Ayptared to be to't biic attention to the vast profite | Which we i made hy Wendel! and the Washington prone 4 y coe supposed that Major Heiss, when the pper tune arrive contestAbe prize of Printer | With Weode Bot every one ven mater mn, strange to | fay for Mr. Heiss wa: ndidate as far as the Public hay has nothing t do with the printing so the record as a singular instance theae corrupt days of & disinterested public citizen, Yet, if Major Heiss did pot intend to profit person Gilly by & change in the printing, and Wendell’s Gownln), he wycreied in awakening the ideas of others, and from the West ana the South Champions sprung up tw contest the prize. When Wondeu was clocted Printer two yeare ago, among the | | | | | most dissatisfled were the conductors’ of the Cincinnati Enquirer. You surely remember the loud clamor made m the —the charges of corruption, the fire smoke and fury. These gentlemen were determined never @ bit to abandon the effort to oust Wendell. They accordingly hit upon a Mr. Stoodman, a practical printor— formerly an editor of an Ohio paper, @ delegate to the Cin- cipnati Convention, « friend of Judge Douglas and a sound national democrat—ar their representative man. - man at once obtaiaed a certain Wostern strength of Ohio, Indiana and Hlinois members. ‘This was his capital, He kuew be had not strength enough to secure the nomina- tion alone; but he also kuew that so as there were three candidates in the field he could hold bts own. ‘The South had a candidate in a young man of the name of Banks, who had been assistant editor of the Democrat, ® paper published in Petersburg, Va., and edited by Mr Roger A. Pryor, formerly an assistant editor of the Union. When Gen. Pierce sent Mr. Pryor on a special mission to Greece, Mr. Banks became editor of the Petersburg paper. He ia about 22 or 23 years old. He was an aspirant for the Clerkship of the last House. This young man was backed up by the Virginia anda large number of other Southern members. But, as in Steedman’s cage, he had not suflicient strength either, separately, to get the caucus nomination. ‘endeil believed he had a positive strength of some 65 _members in the caucus, But the promises of politicians ‘are even more brittle than pie crust. When the eventful Saturday night arrived, he discovered he was no strongor than either of his competitors. It was a triangular fight. Wendell would not make terms. He had the materials to do the work—neither of his rivals had a handful of type; he had expended some $40,000 to aid the election Mr. Buchanan—neither of hia rivala had expended a dollar, for the good and sufficient reason that they had’nt it to spend. Why then should he « go halveat”” But Messrs. Stecdman and Banks knew the absurdity of the old motto, * Divide and conquer.’’ Their reading of it was, “Combine and conquer,” and following up tho idea they entered into what they term ‘(a fair aud honora- bio partnership;” (i. ¢, a secret agreement by which Baks passed his friends over to Swedman,) and, prestog Steedman was elected. Now, as faras the public interest is concerned, it don't matter a button who is elected. The printing will, of course, cost as much or more than formerly; the profits Will be divided amongst a larger number of persons; Wen- dell will continue to do the work, and the mails will still be loaded down with that most usoleas trash—public documents. There is but one way to get rid of the evil—the establishment of a national printing office. Till that is accomplished, what dif- ference is it to the public whether the money which is sure to be wasted astonishes the pockets of i juals heretofore unaccustomed to ‘filthy lncre” er goes into the bank account of persons already rich? If one half the rumors prevalent on Pennsylvania avenue are true, the profits will pow have (o be divided amongst such a host ‘that it will require almost as great @ miracle as that of the twelve loaves and two fishes tw give a sufliciency of pap w the hungry multit Whilst your attention is directed to the sabdject of print- ing, would it not be well to inquire into the fat job which is keeping the breath in thatid fossil, the National Intel- ligencer ?” Those intensely respectable gentlemen, Messrs. Gales & Seaton, during all this excitement, are as quict as an oyster. Yet, as we walked past their office on Seventh street this morning, thoir ‘presses seemed to be busily driving away. Upon inquiry, we learn that by some hocus-pocus arrangement two or three ears ago the Senate ordered a reprint of tho de- [eens of the earlier Congresses, and upon this fat and re- spectable work they manage to share in quite a reapecta- ble amount of the money expended for printing. But then this is a very respectable description of work, executed by very respectable gentlemen, and they are, no doubt, entitled to a very respectable compensation. The precise amount of this compensation and the character of the job must furnish the subject of another letter. Wastnxaton, Dec. 21, 1857. More About Public Printing—Prospect of the Establishment of @ Government Printing Ofice—The Paper Job, and the Way it is Managed—A Peep Behind the Scencs. In case the new I’rinters to the House and Wendell do not agree on the subject of public printing, there is a pros- pect of your views in respect to a government printing office being established sooner than will meet the wishes of the new Printers, Messrs. Banks & Steedman, but one day too soon for the public good. Tire fact isy pulMc printing has been a source of corruption for many years; not more in the printing, (which, I understand, speaks for jtself,) than in the purchase of paper. Here lies one of the great expenses of printing, and I may add, what I be- lieve corruption. Imagine to yourself as many paper manufacturers ag there are different kinds of paper advertised to be bid for, occupying a parlor in one of our first class hotels, atan expense of say $30 a day, (refreshments extra,) constitut- ing, as you may believe, a family circle all united, as fami- lies should be, for one purpose, the picking of the fat goose. ‘This family is called generally on evenings, not, | regret to say, 80 much for prayer, (unless such things are effect- ed over a book whore leaves are spotted from one to ten, and here and there a picture thrown in by way of embel. lishiment,) as for consultation and settling up the affairs of the nation—at least so far as they are interested. Connected with this paper lobby (I don’t mean on pa- per)—a legitimate existing lobby on a}! occasions when the government advertises'for paper on contract—is a mock auction, with one of their own number appointed as auc: Uoneer to settle the differences” —and as this may not be understood, 1 give you a faint outhne of the ei acd operation. Mr. A. bids for class No. 1—no ition; B. for class No. 2—no opposition, C. for class No. 3—no ap- ition; and so op for all the classes advertised for. A., ,C., &e., &c., get, ax a matter of course, the contracts, as no other party (through previous arrangement) bids. The contracts all being settle 1 to the satisfaction of all the bidders, including the Superintendent of Public Printing, the parlor, to which I have alluded, is brought in reauisi tion, through the auctioncer, to settle up ‘differences.”’ The auctioneer commences by extolling the honor, virtue, sobriety, talent, &e., &c., of ‘the then residents of Wash- ington, especially the manafactarers and contractors for poper® this over, drinks all around; (and you must think our paper makers don’t know good liquor from bad, so you must pot eg them with imbibing Washington par- tienlar. Oh, no, they know what is what—so bring it with them—making a variety—eome from Boston, some New York, Philadelphia and Raltimore. The inner man being refreshed, the mind resplendent, ideas bright, the auctioneer commences—'Gentlemen, how much have I offered for the contract embrased in class No. 2, obtained | by Mr. A——. Bid freely gentlemen; this contract is Worth at least $50,000—how much for it.” After a num. ber of bide Mr. C. obtains it at $25,000. “ Now, gentle: men (after another drink of ‘water’), how much for clas No. 2° This A. obtains st $10,000. Everything goes on lively, and after another drink (auctioneers will get thirety ‘a& well as bidders), be puts up class No. 3, which Mr. B. obtains for 85,000; and so through until every clase contracted for ia sold of and another | long arink taken, when the amount ts added up, the sum nacertained to be, say $80,000, ant «the parlor paper manufacturers “are settled, except occasionally one of their own obtaining the price agreed on in squally divided ns all Sdiffor. thereby doing away with the necessity of the aactioneer's services. This is no fiction. ‘The new Superintendent of Printing, Gen. Rowman, is now here, and I should not be surprised to see him re- asdvertive for contracts, ax every bid is more oF loss taint- pd ped aa the only mode lett for saving thousands. We th mae mNGTON, Dec. 24, 1857. Resumé of Bills Introduced in the Senate—The Survey of the Ohio River—Mr. Gwin's Pacific Railroad and Mag netic Telegraph Bilj—The Arizona Territory Bill—Mr. Foot's DAN to Grant Public Lands to Actual Settlers—The Contested Seat from Nebraska—Original Grant of Land to Brigham Young, de. Notwithstanding the exciting debates which have so much occupied the attentign of the Senate on the Kansas question this session, other business has not been entirely neglected. A number of important bills have been <ntro. duced, and as the mere titles of them as yet been noticed, I propose to give you & resumé of their provisions. Firet in magnitade, if not in importance, comes Mr. Gwin's bill to “authorise and facilitate the construction of ‘a Northern, a Southern, and a Central Pacific Railroad and Magnetic Telegraph through the territories of the United States.’ The bill provides for the setting apart for this purpose of s quantity of public land equal to the al- ternate sections for the apace of twelve miles on each side of the roads from their eastern to their western termi- ni first is t commence im Texas, to extend by the jie direct route to the navigable waters of the Pacil to be called the Southern Pacific Road. The second ts to commence on the western borders of Missouri, to terminate at an Francisco, and be called the Central Pacific Road. The third is to commence on the western borders of Wiscongin, and extend by the most eligible route to the navigable waters of the Pacific, in Oregon and Wasrbin; Territories, and is to be called the Northern Pacific . Provision is made for the grant of other public lands where the Rections are occupied, or are mineral lands, and in case of the paseage of the bill, for the advertisement by the government for proposals for botiding the roads, for the completion of the entire roads and telegraphs within ten years, for proposals for carrying the mails by the said ri wand the transportation of gre | verument troops, supplies, naval stores, &c. ; for the divi sion of the contracts for building the roada into sections of 100 miles each, and that no money shall be advanced until service to the extent of the payment be performed The arrangements for carrying on the work in case the con tractors fail, and other necessary details, amply provided for in the bill, thongh they would hardly be of interest to the general reader. Next in importance, perhaps, may be named Mr. Pugh's bill, “To provide for a survey of the Ohio river and its principal tributaries." As the bill ie short, 1 give it-— There is appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury ated otherwise, the xum of fifty thousand dollars, topographical And bytrographical aurveys to de practionttiity tot im roving the navigation aries, DY a syatem of ve Jers ip the periods of low waver, tthe deairuetion of propery by great pis to the plan formeyy miomitied to Congred by Jr, Cyt] Rog tnowr the um tobe expended Of the Seorelary of the Inverior vavione, maaan made by ate! aphica) enginesre od penoral re as the President mag appoint and deseritve. he national character of thie proposed improvement— the Obio river and its tributarios watering no les than eight States, and indirectly, by its relation with the Mis riand Mississippi, interesting eight other States, de sides three Territories—must secure for it the earnest attention of Congress. The value of commerce passing sanually along ite chaanels is getimated st not less then three hindred millions of dollars, while at least half the population of the Union are interested in ite welfare, and the area of country drained by it and its tribataries above the city of Wheeling is 24,237 square miles. But, from various causes, the river is becoming lesa and less re liable for payigation. For monthe ovusecutively no de- with all the necemsary ob > | sen, who bas the certificate pendence can be placed the river as a channel for bes bay » petal As ‘at a distance, who labor under the fear that before they can get their goods to the river the water will ‘Thus, millions of dollars worth of property lic idle for long periods, until at last the subject bas become of such momentous interest as to impe- riously demand the attention of ress. The government has been nme, between 1837 and 1840, in various plans to improve the river by means of loose stone wing dams, but without much success. A great deal has been written and published on the best means of improving the river, one party contending tor the ‘ plan,’ as by Mr. Ellet; another for the “Low dam and chute” plan, with- out locks, a8 proposed by Mr. Haupt; and another for the system of locks and dams, with sluice or chutes for descending craft, The government has already expended # vast amount of money in obtaining surveys and attempts to patch up the river, and it is to be hoped that the cheap- est and best plan, if the scheme is at all feasible, will be selected and carried through forthwith. Mr Gwin has introduced a bill “‘to organize the Terri- tory of Arizona,” providing for the survey of tho public jands, the examination of private land claims, and to grant donations to actual settlers. ‘The new Territory begins on the Colorado, at the thirty-fourth parallel north latitude, extending to the eastern boundary of New Mexico; south upon that boundary to the Texas line, along which it pass- es to the Rio Grando, and soon to the line of Mexico, as fixed on said river by the treaty of 1854; thence by the same boundary line to the Colorado; and up that river to the beginning. The bil! provides that the Territory may ho admitte@ into the Union with or without slavery, as the constitution may prescribe at the time of admis- sio there shall be fonr counties, namod Joifor som, Washington, Jackson and Bucbanan; that the rights of the Pimos and Maricopas Indians on the Gila river vhall be preserved; that the executive officers shall be a Governor, who shall act as Commander-in-Chief of the militia, and commission all officers appointed under the laws of the Territory; aad a Secretary, with the customa. ry duties. The Governor and Secretary are removeable by the President. The islative power is vested in the Governor, Council consisting of thirteen members, and House of Representatives of twenty-six members. The representatives may be increased according to the in crease of qualified voters. An apportionment as nearly equal as practicable among the several counties is provided for, the Governer being em powered to canse a cenavs to be taken, The Governor, Secretary and District Attorney are constituted acommittee to regulate the first sIdction, with full power to conduct the details, to apportion the members to the several districts, and to dec! what officers are chosen, with suitable provisions for the faithful performance of their duties. Every free white male inhabitant over twenty-one years of age, a citizen of the United States, and not of the army or navy of the United States, is enti. ted to vote at the first election. Two-thirds of the Coun- cil and Representatives can pass a bill without the signa. ture of the Governor, who has the power to appoint Terri- toria! and county officers not otherwise provided for. The judicial power is vested in @ supreme court, district courts, probate courts and justices ot the peace. There are to be three judicial districts, and the dpties and time and place of sitting of each court are fally provided for. ‘The provisions of the act “respecting fugitives from justice and persons escaping from the service of their masters,” and the supplementary act, are declared to extend and be in full force in the new Territory. ‘The Governor, Secretary, Chiof Justice, and Associate Justices, District Attorney, and Marshal, are to be nomi nated, and by and with the consent of the Senate, appoiat- ed by the President. The Governor, Secretary ‘and Sur- veyor-General bave power to designate the time of hold- ing the first session of the Legislature. Thirty-six sections of land in each township are reserved for the purpose of sehools, subject to the exclusive control and direction of the Legislature. Two townships are likewise reserved for the establishment of a college. Mineral, pre-emption and donation lands are exempted from these provisions, and mineral jande in ali cases are retained by the govern- ment. A delegate to Congress is provided for, to be elected by the people, duly qualified, to serve for the term of two years. The duties of the Surveyor-General are fully pro- scribed, and he is to be appointed in the same way as the Governor. He is to make a thorough survey and division of the Territory—surveying, as belonging to the United States, ali lands within the Territory which were held by grants or claims of any sort under the crown of Spain or the government of Mexico and aban- doned seven years or More prior to the treaty of the 30th of December, 1854, as well as the lands comprehended within the bounds of the Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty of the 2d of February, 1848. All mines within the limits of tho Territory which have been abandoned for six months or more prior to the treaty of December, 1864, are forfeited. Any citizen of the United States is entitled to discover ant obtain from the United States any new or abandoned niines, and also to enter outside of them sufficient lands for wood and water, the first discoverer to be entitled to the choice. Each settler is entitled to @ donation of one hundred and sixty acres of land, which he may enter upon proof of three years’ cultivation. A Register of the Land Office and Receiver of the Public Moneys are provided for, to be appointed by the President, with the consent of the Senate, and ample provision is made for the disposition of all private land claims. Mr. Foot bas introduced a bill entitled “To grant a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres of the public lands to actual settlers.” It provides that any person who is the head of a family, or arrived at the age of twenty one years, being a citizen, shall be entitled to enter one quarter section of lands liable to entry, at one dollar and a quarter per acre, the patent to be issued five years after the date of the entry, either to the party en- tering or his heirs. Such lands are not liable for debt in curred prior to the issuing of the patent, and are forfeited by change of residence. A declaration of intention to be- come a citizen entitles any male filing an intention to he- come a citizen, and acitizen prior to the issuing ‘of the patent, to the same privileges asa citizen. No party is to make more than one entry, and the entries, as far as possible, are confined to alternate sec- tions liable to entry. Mr. Bright has introduced a bill “To divide the State of Indiana into two judicial districts, and to provide for hold ing the District aud Circuit Courta of the United States therein.” The counties of Randolph, Delaware, Madison, Hamilton, Boone, Montgomery, Fountain and Vermillion, together with all that part of the State lying north of thenr, are to compose the Firat district, and the Courts to be eld at Laporte. The remaining portion of the State ‘com- prises another district, and the Court is to be held at In. dianapolis. The bill provides for terms of court at | porte, boginning on the first Mondays of May and Novem. | her, continuing as long as business requires, and for the Southern district as at present. The regulations are simi- lar to those of the other United States Courts. As you are already aware, the seat of Fenner Furgu- of the Governor a delegate from Nebraska to_ the House of Representatives, is con tested by Bird B. Chapman, who claims to have bad the majority of legai votes. The Committee on Elections have bad the care under consideration since December 16. Asmall volume of testimony, as usual conflicting and contradictory, has been taken in the Territories by autho. rity. Among the records may be found the®following curious documents, being the original grauta of land to Rrigham Young, the Mormon Prophet. MPANY WITH BRIGHAM YOUNG. Know we presents, that the Florence Land Company themselves and Hrigha Sainte ferry emigrants wane Mi uireh who inay erown Fiat the city of Plo renee, Nebras'sn Yerritory, for the period of tea years from this date, at the following rates, to wit:—Each wagon and span of horses or yoke of eatile, fifty cents, and ten cents for each exira span or yoke; five centa a head for horses, mules, or loose cattle, and ten centa for each hand cart; men, women and children free; and that they shall hate the privilege, free of charge, during the said term of sears, of cuiang and usin any amount of fire woud off the [ands owned nad claim by said company,nece sary f © theircomfort aud couvenience uring thelr sojourn tm and about wid city, not including those who may remain over @ season. amienee and Permanent suppiy of timber tor the above mentioned purposes during the sald term of years, said company bind themselves to retain the ownership of at least one hundred acres of timber land near sald city durit id period: Provided alwaya, that said city of Florence shali Continue to be the eresaing place and starting point on the Missouri river for the Mormon ation In teatimony whereof, the Pr of said company has hereunto set his hand! at the said city of Florence, this seventh day of April, A. D. 1896, PC. CHAPMAN, President, James C Miromet:, Secretary. Received for record and recorded April & JOMAS O'CONN: rion ich LAND COMPAST TO HAS YOUNG. Know all men by presenta, that the Florence Land Company. for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to them in hand paid by Iirigham Young, trustee in trust of the ehureh of Jenna Christ of Latter Day Saints, the receipt whereot is hereby acknowledged, hare bargained and sold unio sald trustee, or bie gucseasore and assigns in trast, all thetr right nt einim in and to all thowe certain jote of wind atiuate, Iyiag and heing inthe eity of Florence. Doug er Inscounty, Nebra nown and designated on the lithograph plat of amid city aa Jota Nos. one (1), two (D, three @, four (4, in block No. twelve @2), and also the follow. to wit —Commene ing described parcel of land in sald city, corne ing at the of Fifth and Kimball sirebta, near the north margin of Mill creek, being forty (4) rode on «aid Fifth street, in a ¥ dirretion: thence north forty-two and a half (426) di eaat to the Missouri river: thence down the margin of said river to the mouth of Mill creek: thence up the margin of sald ereek to = here Kimball * street crosaea It; thence wong the north site of #ald street to the piace of beginning, ait company reserving ty themselves the right of ferry landing (exclusively) on the aaid premiees, and alao the rignt to erect piers, abutments, and ther works necessary to the bridging of the river opposite to anid lands, And to make all such exeavations and em! As may be reouired for that purpose, and siso the right of way throug! said premises to from the river. And said company do hereby covenant and agree to warrant and defend said remises against the claims of all persons except the United tes government Tn testimony whereof, the President of anid compane has bereun'o set his hand, at the aforesaid i, Florenes, thie Tih day of April, A D. 1886. P. C. CHAPMAN, President. ames © Merve) velar} TH Grate axp Provision MARKET OF Citcago. —The receipts of lumber during the last week have been quite trifing in amount, and we omit the statement of monthly receipts. The total receipts of the season amount ‘© very nearly 260,000,600. The amount now piled up io the yards in the city ix 171,000,000 feet. The receipts rahronde during the last. week have been 10,831 barrel flour, 30,716 bushwls wheat, 6,827 bushels corn and 10,475 bushels oate, equivalent to 100,673 bushels of grain inst 102,415 bushels of the preceding week, anu 157,168 bushels of the week before. The total receipts of the mpason are now 320,998 bbis. dour, 9,414,333 bushels wheat, 6,125,300 bushels corn, and 1 138,004 imhels ows, or total equivalent to 18,222,116 bushels of grain. Dur ing the month of November, there were shipped hence the Michigan Central aud Michi Southern railroads, 62,826 bbis. flour. This makes shipments of the season 222,061 bbis. flour. a) bushels wheat, 6,460,478 bushela corn, and’ 983,188 bushels oats, ot total equivalent to 18,119,867 bushels of grain. —Chieago Dimes, Deo. 22. News from India at the Cape of Good Hope. REVOLT OF CAVALRY NKAR CATCCTTA, AND MURDER THR OFFICERS. [From the Cape Town Commercial Advertiser, Oct. 22.) Atnong the Inst information received by the electric tele graph between Calcutta and tne inland provinces hefore it was cut, which event occurred about three or four daye before Storm Cloud aniled from Calcutta, ov 15t0 of September, waa, that the Twelfth irregular cavairy had mutinied at a station about three hundred miles from Cal- cutta, and murdered the whole of their officers, including M Holmes, a gentioman wel known at the Cape, expe ly in the eporting circles, having spent eighteen months fick leave here in 1864. Holmes was sou-ip law of the late General Sir Robert Gale. ————_@ sis Hon, Edward Everett's Oration in Boston. —oe the Boston Courier.) ~ The Music Hall was crowded to hear the oration of Hon, Eéward Everett, the admittance fees to which were for the benefit of the Boston Provideut Association and its ob- jects. Robort C. Winthrop occupied the chair. MK. RVERETT’S ADDRESS. Mr. Everett for about an hour and three quarters kept the audience in breathless and delighted attention. He began by alluding to the present financial distress of the country, painted by a sew vivid and energetic touches the changes which bad reduced men of wealth and compo- tence to poverty, and from this enforced the duty of cla rity and benevolence as pressing upon us all with more common weight. He raised a general sinile by say- ing that the large audience had alrea ty secured the object for which the discourse was prepared, and tuat every hearer at the close of it, whether he thought he had got his dollar's worth or not, would be consoled by thinkiag that the poor bad got his dollar. He then passed on to a brief consideration of the well known doctrine of Malthus, ‘as to the impolicy of attempting to make public provision for the reiief of poverty, quoting from the first edition of his work a science so cold and hard that public sen- timent required him to moaify it in the subsequent edi- tions. Mr. Everett earnestly maintained that these doo- trines were untrue as well as inhuman. and laid down the oposition that want and suffering hada right to be re Reve, and that even as a matter of coutract and oalcula- tion, the sailor, for instance, who, brought to premature old age by toil and exposure at the rate of eighteen dollars a month, was entitled to demand haif pay at least, when disabied. But if it were the duty ofthe prosperous Classes to relieve the necessities of their less favored brethren, it wasnone the less their duty to be discriminating and judicious in their charities. It certainly was not proper to ‘encourage’streot boggars'by the giving of money , and it was always judicious to make careful inquiries before bestow. ing money upon unknown applicants. He illustrated this by an ancedote within his own experience, of a young man who applied to him for assistance on the gronnd— which was true—that he belonged to a highly respectable family i another part of the country, and who, by means ofa telegraph, was found out to be'a wholly unworthy person, who had extracted from the indolent sympathy of the friends of his family, in Karope and America, a sum not less than twenty-five,thousands dollars, He then gave some amusing instances of the tricks and impositions of actical beggars, and told a story of a lady who had Bata pi pegs seeming house of mourning by the entreaties of a child, found what appeared to be a dead body in a coffin, administered liberal relief, and on going back for her parse, which she had left, found the dead man restored to life, and counting the money in the forgotten purse. He drew some pictures of the tricks and devices of Italian beggars, and told with much humor bow Mr. Cooper, the novelist, at Sorento, by Degivuing with a simple mendicant, gradually swelled the ranks of his benoficiaries, till at the last day of his stay he was escorted by a battallion of ninety six--as ragged @ regiment as has ever boen seen since the days of Fal staff. He narrated instances in which the sympathy of the kind-hearted was appealed to bythe help of borrowed children, giving an amusing account of a woman who had borrowed a child for a tempory purpose being obliged to keep it on account of the disappearance of the real or pretended mother who had lent it, Begging and alms giving in many parts of Europe were settied institutions, in which the amounts to be paid were regulated by usage and tradition. He illustrated this by one of the most splendid and brilliant passages in the whole dis: course, describing the site of a famous shrine near Lyons, , painting the magnificent panorama that could be seen from it, including the Swiss mountains and Mount Blane, and contrasting the miserable gift of half farthing, which each pilgrim was held to pay to every sturdy beggar that dogged his steps, with the magnificent profusion with which the gifts of nature were poured out all around. The principle of active benevolence was the cor- ner stone of practical Christiantty. In Greece and Rome there were no hospitals, no poorhouses, no retreats for the insane; nor were tho great men of Greece and Rome ever commemorated for their philanthrophy and benevolence. ‘These Christian virtues and the religious houses of the middle ages firet organized them into efficient action. He id a brief but earneat tribute to Florence Nightingale, ut said that the Sisters of Charity, an institution founded by St. Vincent de Paul, had been found on similar errands of money on the battie fields of Europe for more than a century, and gave a most interesting account of the sclf- devotion of vome of them in the war between Turenne and Conde, two hundred years ago. He alluded to the charitable foundations in England, which — bread and beer to waytarers, and recited, with wonderful effect, the lines from Goldsmith's ‘Deserted Village,”’ de- seribing the charities of the village pastor. He enforced the duty of charity by the contrast suggested by the day, between the New land of the Pilgrii and the New England of to. day—their struggles, privations and dan: gers, and our presperity ‘and plonty. Ho procooded to tell ‘an anecdote of a man who had been aided by charity in his youth, and when grown old and rich refused to contri- bute to the relief of poverty. He seemed to be speaking of some particular man, and the audience were intensely attentive when he asked them if they wished him to name the man—we fear some of them had muttered guesses and surmises—bul by a very skilful and happy turn of rhetoric he declared that every one who, having the means, was not generous and charitable, was that man: because every one in the progress from helpless in fancy to eflicient manhood or womanhood had been the recipient of innumerable charities and kindnesses from . kindred and friends. He made a reverend allu sion to the coming anniversary of our Saviour’s birth,and closed with a vivid and thrilling enforoing of scriptural romise, that “‘he that giveth to the poor lendeth to the d."’ The whole discourse was beautiful, impressive and graceful. There was more variety in the range of topics than is common in Mr. Everett's. performances. He was sometimes playfu' and familiar, showing more than is usual with him in that delicate sense of humor which his friends know to be one of his best ‘gifts; and at other times he was earnest, pathetic and eloquent. Thore were many splendid pictures and many magnificent bursts of declamation. It was delivered in his happiest style, and his command over his audience was uninterrupted from heginning to end, Refore Judge Cowles, Referee. Dac. 19.—Charles Welden vs. Henry Maillard.—This case came on for final bearing the 16th inst., Daniel Water- bury for plaintiff. Lee aud Smidt for defendant. ‘This suit was brought for damages for injuries received in failing through a vault hole in the pavement of Henry Maillard, in Breadway, noar Houston street. The counsel for plaintiff in opening stated that this was a case more appropriate for a jury from the nature of the injaries, but to avoid publicity to some parts of the medical testimony, it was finally brought before a referee. That the plain- tiff is connected with one of the daily papers of this city— the defendant a well to do Freach coufectiouer and hotel keeper Te At st, 1858, Mr. Welden attended the funeral of Dr. Wilson, for the purpose of reporting the same. As he left St. Thomas’ church aud was crossing the pavement towards the carriage in the roar of the hearse, he sapped upon the round cover of the coal vault in frontof de. fendant's residence, which turned at rignt angies with the ca allowing the plaintiff's leg yh + rough, and the whole weight of bis body to come down upon the up turned iron edge, rupturing the biadder and resulting in other injuries of a still more serious nature. His injuries: were so severe that his recovery was for some time doubt- ful. Hoe was confined to his bed by a long, dangerous and painful iliness, put to extreme suffering of body aud mind, and heavy expense for attendance, medical service and loss of time, and although now abie to leave his bed, aud to some extent engage in the business of life, still ne is, from hour to hour, laboring unter severe embarraasmeat aud suffering, and in addition and worst of all, there still remains, consequeu! upon the injuries, diMculties that will remain with him during life. Several witnesses were examined to the extent of the injury. Among others, Dr. J. W. Gouley testified to having made a surgical examination of plaintiff; that the muscles were so torn that they wil! never regain their original tone, and that the plaintiif will never recover from the injuries. J.C. T. Smidt closed for the defence. Fe claimed that the cross examination showed that the defendant wae ab sent at the time of the injury; that he had not received previous notice of the condition of the hole; that plaintiff waa himaclf to blame, and that exemplary damages should pot be awarded, a# plaintiff had shown no mali- cious intention on the part of defendant. 1). Waterbury, cloring for plaintiff, argued that a case of most gross neg! had been made out against de fondant; that the plaintiff could never recover from the injuries received, and that they were in their consequences far more serious than an injury which affects only the one injured. That defendant was not absent, and, had he deed, it would be an aggravating circumstance for him to abscnt himself, leaving the vault openings in such a con. dition; that the income from the amount ($10,000) claimed by plaintiff would be after all but a pitiful remaneration for bis hourly suffering through life, and that such « eae should be given as the referee conscientiously Nieves would be given had the suit been tried before a jary. Judgment reserved. Marine Court Before Hon. Judge Thompson and a Jury. ACTION AOR ATTORNEY AND COUNSEL PRES. Dc. 2227. D. & J.D. Sherwood ws, Breeman Camphe and Rutherford Moody.—This action was brought to re cover attorney and counsel fees of the plaintiffs, who are lawyers, for defending an action brought in the Superior Court, several years , by Angust Belmont against Campbell and Moody. questions involved in the case in the Superior Court were very difficult and intricate, and related toa large tract of upland property ing the Bast river, near Twentieth street, of the value of $100,000. The suit resulted in favor of defendants, The suit was com menced over « year ago-—the plaintiffs endeavoring to effect a settlement without bringing the cause to trial The defendants denied that they ever retained the plain tiffs in the euit of Mr. Belmont against them. The retainer, however, was clearly proved, and that theTvalue of = tiffs’ services was or $600. After a lengthy charge from the Court the jury in afew minutes brought ina verdiet for plaintiffs for $500, Supreme Cow Special Term. Before Hon. Judge Roosevelt. ‘ THR RXTBNSION OF THA NRW BOWERY. Tyme. 22.—/n the matier of Daniel Berrian ve. The Mayor, de..of New York. —Several witnesses were examined as to the grades of the streets where the work was done, Alderman Healey being examined, deposed that Galla- gher did not amign to him any paper respecting the Bow ery contract, he pever bad ‘ paper of Gallagher « in relation to the Bowery grading; he had heard Dev'in speak of the extension, bat did not know whethor it was before as awar ied, witness had no imterct in the contract, did not do anything in the matter at Mr. Deviin's request, did not remember getting her w sign anythin, remiah Healey ta my bi rand was a t, but made a default, | had no con versation with my brother or with Devlin fer taking the contract before it was signed James MeKimm, for defendant, d that he was foreman for Mr. Deviin, and the werk was commenced before October, 1856, and finished about April, 1867; a Sarveyor was present and the work was according to direction» Alter so..e Curther testimony the Court adjourned, News from the Cape of Good Hope. THE UNITED STATES FRIGATE MINNESOTA IN TABLE BAY—VI3IT OF THE GOVERNOR AND A DIBTIN- GUISHED PARTY—DEJEUNER ON BOARD —DEPAR- TURE FOR CHINA WITH COMMISSIONER BEED— CONDITION OF THK KAFFIRS—ARKEST OF QUESTA THE GREAT CHIEF. We have files from the Cape of Good Hope dated at Port Natal on 6th of September, and at Cape Town on the 224 of October. ‘The United States frigate Minnesota, having Commis. sioner Reed on board, sailed from Table Bay for China, on Monday 2istof September. Her oflicers and crew were all well and in fine epirits. During the time the Minnesota lay in Table Bay sha was an object of great interest to all classes of the people, ‘The Cape Town Compercial Advertiser of the 224 of Oc- tober, contairs the following news items:— s ‘The United States steam frigate Missisaippi, eloven guns, arrived in Tablo Bay yesterday morning on her way from New York to Chipa. She left New York on the 19th of August, Madeira on the 10th of September, and St. Helena on the 10th of October. The Mississippi then, oae of the Japan squadron, touched here in 1863, for coal end refrosh- ments. Hor Majesty's steamor Goyser returned to Simon’s Bay ‘on the 1%h coast. She reports having chased a slaver on tho 2uth ult. for several hours, off Quillemaine. ‘The vessel in quea- ion Was apparently about 250 tons and showed American colors; but managed to escape as darkness set in. ‘The ship Granger, which left Table Bay on Sunday, for London, took a cargo valued at £39,538 12s. 6d, in ubvut 100 bales of wool, = largo’ quantity of’ wino, about 160 tons of copper ore, three-fourths of which were shipped by tho Namaqualand Mining Company. From an official return pears that during the month of August, 2,807 Kaflirs, of atl ‘ages, and both sexes, had been engaged for service in the colony ; and that 1,53, were employed in British Kaffraria, during’ the same period. There were in jail at King William’s Town, upwards of eighty Kaflir prisoners under sentence for transportation. ne Kattir chief Quesha, bad been captured by the itis. The officer ih command of the frontier mounted police reports the event thus, dated Ist of September:—I last night despatched Sub Inspecter Kekuesch with five police- men, in conjunction with the Chief Visi, and a small party of Tambookies, to apprebend Quesha; and with great di culty (it being'a dark and wet night) this party reached the kraal in the Dagana, in which this wily old chief and twenty of his followers were secreted. With great deter- mination and judgment, Sub-Inspector Tokuesch surround- ed tbe huts and snececded in capturing the Chief Quesha, and nine followers, amongst whom are three of his (Quesha’s) younger sons. The remainder made their escape in the darkness, with one exception, a Counsellor, who was shot dead in the attempt. Together with the prisoners, seven guns, with ammunition, and 100 a°segais were brought into camp, These prisovers will be forwarded to Graham's Town, as soon as the rivers are passable, Tambcokie agent will coliect evidence against them, and forward it to the Lieutenant-Governor. No peace could reasonably have been expected so lorg as this Chief was permitted to be at large. He has been working with Fa dana, secretly, durmg the whole of the cattle kiling ex citement, which be now admits, stating that be had re- ceived stolen cattle from Fadana at various tim: Thad, therefore, tho greater satisfaction in making bim a pri- soner, and removing him from this part of the colony, and I trust bis Excellency will approve of what bas been done, and keep him an@ his sons for the remainder of their days entirely away from Tambookiciand. In each war, and every occasion of excitement, Quo- sha has played a prominent part, and by his influence bas created great dissatisfaction amongst bookie tribes. Quesha’s son (Matshoba), one of the prisoners, is repro- sented by the Tambookie agent, as being the great inati- gator and mover, with his father, in forming the connec- tion with Fadana and others against the government, ment, with the sole object of regaining power in the tribe which Quesha had lost, by voluntarily resigning It to his gon Dagala, at the close of the last Kafr war. VISIT OF BIR GEORGE GREY TO THE UNITED STATES SCREW STEAMSHIP MINNESOTA. the Cape Town Monitor, Sept. 23.] Oo Saturday, his Excollency Sir George Grey, accom- panied by Lady Grey and suite, visited the United States steamship Minnesota. Thanks to the kindness of our esteemed townsman, D. M. Huckins, Esq., our reporter was provided with a letter of introduction to Lieutenant Duncan, by whom he was courteously received, and from whom, in common the whole of the officers on board, the greatest attent ‘was experienced. His Pxcellency arrived on board about one o'clock, in one of the ship's boats, accompanied by his Excellency Mr. Reed, the American Minister Pienipotiary, Lady Grey, To tony 2 Grey, Mr. and Mrs. Boyle, Mrs. Major Boyle, and Major Hates, Upon reaching the deck, Sir George Grey accepted the arm of Captain Du Pout, ana walked aft, bowing repeatedly to the officers of the ship, e other Tam- who were assembled on the quarter deck. ‘The following are the names of the ladies and gentlemen who were pre- sent:—the Hon. Rawson W. Rawson, Fsq., and Mrs, Raw. son, the United States Consul, G. 8 Holmes, eq., and the D. M. Huckits, Faq., Judge Bell, Captain . Mosenthal, Misses Holmes, and Mrs. Hill, Julius Mosenthal. Esq.’ and Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Aston, Captain and Mrs. Mrs. Devonport, T. Maciear, Exq., Astronomer Ro; ‘Thomson, Fsq., Chevalier Du Prat, C. A. Fairbrid, Captain Murison and Captain Saxon. After conversing for afew moments with the different ladies and gentlemen present, Sir George, attended by Captain Du Pont, performed ‘the circuit ‘of the upper or apar deck, from whence he proceeded to the main deck. Having particularly inspected the guns, and admired the beautiful order in which they are kept, each one shining as if made of polished ebony, his Excellency descended to the third or berth deck, where the cooks of the various messes stood by the boxes con- taining the different mess utensils, the tin of which tho buckets and dishes are made shining like silver. The forepart of this deck is partitioned off for a hospital, in which, on Saturday, there were only eighteen men. ” average number of men on the sick list since the veasel left the States, has! but little over that number—the highest having been twenty-two. So small a portion of sickness, out of seven hundred men, xpeaks well for the sanmary arrangements of the ship, and for the skill of the medical staff. There are three surgeons on board, namely, Mr. McClenhan, Mr. Martin first, and Mr. Shel don second assistante—the duties of apothecary being eff. ciently performed by Mr. Galloway. The arrangements of the hospital are in perfect keeping with the rest of the ship, the distance at which it is removed from that por- tion of the vessel where the greater part of the work is carried on, secures for ita degree of quiet which is most desirable, while light and ventilation are properly at- tended to, by means of numerons openings in the sides. After having descended to the store rooms, Sir George Grey visited the engine room, the details of which were poinited out by the chief engineer, Mr. Quin, ‘The qggew of the vessel is propelled by two cylinders, placed W a horizontal position, and working acrosa the ship; the diametor of th» cyl is abont 90 inche Ieogih of the #ba‘tis one hundred and forty eight foot, the serow, which is composed of two blades, can be un- shipped and raised entirely out of the water. ' The steam for driving the engines is generated in four boilers by means of sixteen furnaces of a novel description, by whicn afar larger heating surface ix obtained than in the ordi- bary manner. The engines are nominally four hundred horse power, but may be worked up to eight hundred, her speed averaging sixieen knots under canvas, and twelve under steam, After having spent some time in examining the ma chinery, his Excellency and party proceeded to the eap tain’s cabin, on deck, where they partook of an elegant dejcuner, shortly after which, accompanied by his " sonal! suite, Sir George s: on ua one of the spe boats, and left the vessel. Upon the departure of his Ex- cellency a salute of nineteen guns was fired, and the yards of the Minnesota were manned. Subsequently the gallant commander politely saluted the Austrian, Russian and Por- tuguese colors, as the different representatives of thore ations one by one left the ship, the crews of the different boats lifting their oars and uncovering. For the information of those of our readers who have not had the pieasure of visiting the Mianesota, we subjoin some additional particulars. Her length is two handred ‘and eighty-one feet, width fifty-one and a half feet. She is for sixty guns, but at prosen: carries only twenty-six nino inch, and eightoen eight inch, in addition to two brass howitzers for use in the boats, and an im moense pitot gun near tee bows, and woighing up- wards of @ ton. latter gun has a bore of ten inches, and throws a ball weighing one hyndred and twenty pounds. The captain’s cabin, ae prev jously stated, is on the spar dock, with @ passage of about three feet in width between it and the bulwarks. The roof of it serves asa raised poop. The wheel for steering the vessel is in front of the mizen mast, the which are attached to the tiller entering the deck immediately under the wheel. ‘The captain's cabin, we may remark on int, in ornamented with two bocka’ head: ‘mounted by beau- Uful antlers, a present from Sir George Grey to the galiant com ‘The of Mr. Reed occupy the afterpart of the main deck. The windows look out on each side of the rudder, and the entire accommodationr, consisting of four rooms, comprise an area of fifty by forty three feet, the ure saloon, or cabin, being twenty-five by twenty- ree, the other# are the library and two sleeging rooms. All are painted white, with gilt mouldings. Tho furnitare is of black walnut, consisting of sofas, tables, pedateads, bookcases, &c., allof which were made at the Washing ton Navy Yard. The Minnesota left Table Ray on Monday morning, hav- ing fired a parting ealate, which was returned from the castle. It will be long ere the recollection of her visit to Tabie Bay, and of the pleasure which was experienced by all who visited her will be obliterated. Additional from Buenos ap hee) ‘We have Buenos Ayres dated on 17th of October ‘The news is not so late as that which appeared in the Henan of the 23d inst., but our fles contain some interest ing items. ine British Packet of latest date has the following sum mary:'—Mr. Christie, British Minister, has returned to the Parana, after a short visit to the Asuncion, Government has ceded to Mr. Beaucour, of Paris, fifty square leaguer of territory 25 in Bahia Blunca, and 26 in Patagones, to be settled by colonists from the north of Furope, with the expresr exciusiém of Italians, Spaniards, French and Frglish. Wo shall give the bases of tho con- tract ip an early number ‘The Indian leader, Calfacura, has sent c issioners to treat for , but bie sincerity appeard”doubted. Ca- triel, on the other band, gives evidences of good faith Mr. Whitaker, lately murdered at Ranchos, waaa Pri & subject, and not an Amdrican citizen, as stated in our A covernment decree of the 5d inst. provides that goods in customs deposit which wikh to renew their term must be removed at the expense of their owners to the public stores designated by the collector, unless bulky articles, ‘whoee deposit the government inay consent in private stores. Coxvertron or O1p Sonprers.—On the sth of Jan next thero will be three conventions of the sol convention in Washing October trom a cruise to the Mozambique | 7. i published at Cape Town, it ap- In the meantime, the | The Rorhester Murd panes OF JANE STOUT, SISTER-IN-LAW T ACC! PARTIES—-DHE WIFE OF THE MUR MAN AND HER MOTHER COMMITTED ON THE CI OF MURDER. t (From the Rochester Democrat, Dec. 22.] ‘Tho Coranor’s jury continued their soasions yor ‘until after five o'clock and then adjourned atl wl morning. Very little testimouy tending to clear — doubts as to who were the per} of the awful were elicited during the day. Some of the evidonc consistent with the ieee. that the prisoners in ot against whom suspicion is strongly directed, were t tors in the tragedy, if we are to allow the testimony | fanmily as to the time when the wife of tho deceas her brother reached home on the night of the murd ‘They all awear quite positively that it could not b than eleven o'clock. the cries heard by two wi (and it in said ‘others can corroborate their stator were made by the murdered man, and Ira and bi reached home at eleven or even twolve o’clock, thi deed was actually committed at twel' | later, they might by fast walking, reachod | Some mile and e half distant frem the Falls felet roe street, near Union—in half an hour. This could | Eli to rise and be at Dr. Rapeljo’s houso by twer | Minutes past one o’clock—the time he was actually | to attend the case. | ‘The testimony of tho Stout family ia manifestly sistent as respects the time of Eli's going to bod, . | a ayy arrival of Ira and Mrs. Littles. i Tf the statement vf the lad Mosier, who saw 1 | walking on linton street between ten and eleven, | any clue, it helps the theory that Littles detected t in company with some mule friend, and foliowed t companied by Ira Stout, to the Falls fleld; that contest took place, in which the fourth (unknown) wed, and the wife and brother, falling upon Little. wd him and threw him off the bank, following yy accident or with a view to plunge the body « victim further down the bank. The bruises en the of the prisoners, the burdocks on the clothes and hair of the woman, go to show that they feil do’ bank. sido from all this, tho combs, spectagios settes, are damning proofs against the accused. Their explanation of the manner in which their i were received is not reasonable, but incredible. enced physicians are not to be deceived by such tence, nor does it receive credit from any source. The weak young man, Littles, had ovidently go in the evening, expecting to surprise his wife in co with some person, and taken the arm of a chair as pon. Marks upon'the high fence distinctly sho many stones had been thrown by some persor road at others standing on tho high ground near th previous to the fearful conflict at that spot. (From the Rochester Union, Dec. 23.} Jano Stout recalled—I was not up on Sunday n when the man came to inform us of the death of I first saw Mr. Aus‘in stan‘ting in the door of the thought it was Dr. Rapalje; 1 was by the kitche fixing Mrs. L.’s hatr; I did not pull any burdocks fr hair, as true as God'is. my jndge; I did not ace an} hair; I stopped at Mrs. Clemenson’s on gn ni inember conversing with my husband after going ! when he first caine in I sald 1 was glad he came; told him that it was an awful thing; he said he tho | too; I told bim that I Chought that if’ they did it 1 cc see how they did it; I told him I thought it lock« dark against them, Ira and Mrs. Littles, and he thought so too; anybody can’t help thinking 50; we think they did it; I did not say ‘didn’t I tell you th would have him killed before we got home,’’ nor ai of the sort; Tonly wish we kad even the suspicior it was done; I did not say anything like that “I wis bad left that nest, &c.’’; 1 said 1 wished we had n back—we were boarding last summer, I would rat! alone with my husband; Idon’t think I said this, tl have often said it; I bad no conversation after retirin a boy or about four o'clock in the morning; Mr bas always called Ira her son; never heard any the contrary; if I said anything about Mrs. and Ira being in bed together, I referred to their in faint and lying down that’ night as mother to! known Ira sit up late, till 4 in the morning to write | Said, and then go and lie down with his sister till m | instéad of going up to his bed; I had no convers | Mra. Clemenson’s like that stated; have seen Ira: tles lying in bed together at night, generally w were ali going to bed; have seen them in bed nm little while ago; it was two or three weeks ago; t time was one Sunday morning; he 4 and it we and he went and got into bed with ; don’t kn: long he remained; think he was undressed at the t was in bed with her; she was undressed also, I thi formerly seen them in bed together at night; don | whetber they were undressed; Ira would sit up t and whon Charley was not there they would go to gether; presume they were undressed; have been room when they were in bed together an: covere clothing; it was generally when we all went to b went; they did not make it a practice of sleeping, it wax nota few nights that they slept to he quarter of the time; only once in a while when ve sometimes she wonld go up and get his bed wa sleep with him, and then he would go to hers; have her to get up and go back to her bed; don’t rema her staying up there in his bet all night; think remained with him sometimes; there facts were k the whole of the family; my mother used to tell h Joking way that he cughtto be ashamed of it; by say it was nobody's business, it was bis own sistor body made remarks, he did not know what the; say, nor I don’t either; I did not refer to this in tion with La husband at Mr. Clemensons; kno Littles knew ira and Sarah slept together; he cam: ‘Sunday morning and found them in bed er; not the Sunday referred to before; he took t arms and carried her into the other room and held I Tra got up, and then carried her back and got into t her himself; this mother-in-law told mo. | was iv stairs; she told mo that forenoon; don’t think Litt | angry’; don’t know whether Ira had slept with night; did not care ef ‘was no matter if never heard that this ‘any difficulty betweer and his wife in the family; think the last transac curred a month ago; I hoard mother say last sumr they all slept in a fainily bed; this was in reply ¢ mark of mine, when I went there, that they ha all their beds; I was a little acquainted witb Ira in never heard that Ira took Mrs. Littles away; they family secrets in the house; did uot beloug to the much, and had no right to know; don't know or th Littles’ coming there to sleep caused any difficult: “family; have ‘d mother tell Mrs. Littles that: tended to get a Dill from him she should not sl bim; we bad none too much bedding in the hous heard Ira say that he slept cold; this was within a Charles and Franky slept with their mbther in a! off the sitting room; [ra’s bedroom is nearly « kitchen; it was formerly at the head of the stair: tle room bedroom; the change was made tw get a room; he moved the bed about the time the firem buried who got killed; know the reason of remo the cold; I slept with my husband in the front: stairs over Mre. Littles’ room; we went into Ira’ night he was hurt, because it was warmer, and hr down stairs, we went to bed before we knew Ir theThouse or was hurt Gmother said Ira would sie stairs, befage we went to bed; mother said she ¢ Charley there that night; T told mother our bed damp that we conld not sleep in it; the root leak: wont tip to Kee our bed; came down and told mot! ebe saic go to bed in Ira’s bed; I have koown it hie wife and Ira sleep in one bed: did not see any the brother and sixter sleeping together; should t own brother would not harm me, if he came in« got into my bed; don’t know that Littles brow stove there; the Stouts are Pennsylvania Dat did not appear to think anything of and sinter sleeping together; I am not that they transferred to another to keop Tra sometimes siept on the sofa, then on the ou Mr. Littles’ bed, then again up stairs; Franky, Sarah sometimes slept together; 80 did Charley, and Sarah; it was in a common way as one famil ‘swear to Ira’s spectacles; have had them in m don't think those shown mne are his; don’t know has more than one id slick down Mra. hair on Sunday merning, in front; it seems to me id do it up behind ; did not put in the fine comb; in front of hbr; Twas very much excited and dh attention to anything; don’t think ber hair wa knotted up; she told me she wanted me to slick 0 hair to comeatown here; did not observe before — that she was destitute of combs in her by generally curled her hair—kept it woll drosaed Ways took great pains with her hair; there was which occurred before the arrest which lod me there was anything wrong; bave thougnt of nor when I said to my husband that it looked dark, I by what I had seen bere on Sunday; Mrs. Stout w | ing when I went home on Satorday night, the tr cleared away; my husband went home from t Dlowers and remained all night until ho went for tor, when I came down in the night to see Ira IT be bead; there was a bruise on bie head, on o Ira has slept in the bed with my husband and my: behind, he in front, and my husband betwen. ‘was asked if Ira ever attempted to get into bed + alone. She declined to anewer. Witnore bere made an explanation of her going Satorday night, which was entirely consistent wit! reputation, and was satisfactory to the jury, # have formed a wrong impression by her deciinin plain the transaction on her first examination. Here, at ten minutes before twelve o'clock, t mony was closed, and the duy were left alove & rate and prepare their verdict. After deliberating half an hour, the Jury agreed verdict as follows :— At an inquest held, &e., the jury, find thant tif viewed by them is the body of W. Littles; came to bis death in the or Rochester, on the the 19th or morning of the 20th day of December, wounds upon the head from a weapon or weapon jury unknown, or by being thrown from the Pre the Genersee river, and the jury have probable . believe that the said wounds and injuries were ini Tra Stowt, otherwise called Marion Ira Stout, and th Littles is an accessory thereto, and also some ot von to the jury unknown. —_—_—_—S ‘The Duel Between General Denver ar bert a . ‘The aftr me Geet ia Bn a petwoen a ver, tho new! of Kansas,» Gilbert, of the San Alta California, in w latter lost his life, having been referred to, an eye ee eee Gen. Denver was accompanied on the ground Brierly and Ogden. The names of Col. Gilbert's ! cannot call to mind. The weapons used were ¥ rifles, distance sixty paces. At the first fro neit hit. Gen. Denver, thinking that one shot wonld cient, took Dr. Opden's arm and walked off a fe as they returned Dr. Brierly was reloading, and in toa look from Gen. Denver, remarked, Gener demand another shot.’ The General being talk pletely by surprise remarked, “They will not © ther.” second shot was then exchanged Gilbert fell. Iwas assured by Gen. Denver thw hot intend to kill Col. Gilbert; the sighta of his ri w Husted at night and proved to be untrue. Gen. at the fi intended hitting his jet in t! the second shot Aimed for the body, intendi flict @ severe but not a fatal wound, but his rife too high and too far to the right; hence the fata Inaterd of the People of California deeming Gen “heartless and bloodthirsty,” as has been rtated jostitied by « very large of the sititen State. Had not the friends of Col. Gilbert inslae Cond ghot Would ot have bee fired,