The New York Herald Newspaper, December 14, 1868, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. Meeting of the Insurgent Leaders at Cadiz With the Govern- ment Representatives, PROCLAMATION OF GEN. RODA. SURRENDER OF THE CITY. British Negotiations With the Chinese Embassy. Fears of an Open Rupture Be- tween Turkey and Greece. A Fleet Fitting Out for Cuba. Affairs Still U: in Cadiz—Meeting Between the Insurgents and the Goveru- ment RepresentativesAdmiral Topete Present=Cadiz Declared Under Blockade— ‘Troops to Sail for Cuba. Lonpon, Dec. 13, 1868, Despatches from Madrid show that affairs in Spain Qre rapidly approaching a crstis. Admiral Topete bas been despatched to Cadiz to negotiate with the insurgents, but according to the latest re- Ports has met with no success. An in- terview was held there between the lead- dng rebels and the representatives of the Provisional Ministry, at which Admiral Topete was present. The rebeis demanded a share in the gov- ernment, which was refused by Topete, who told them that having so long submitted to a worse government, they must momentarily obey the pre- sent one. The proclamation of the government declaring the port of Cadiz under blockade has been promul- gated. A feet consisting of two iron-clads and transports, ‘With 3,000 troops, will sail on the 15th instant for Cuba. Montspensier Offers his Services to the Prow visional Government—Pfocl: tion of Gene= ral Roda at Cadiz—Surrender of the City. MADRID, Dec. 13, 1868. ‘General Roda has transmitted a communiction from Méntpensier stating that on betng apprized of events in Cadiz he had left Lisbon to offer his ser- vices to the provisional government. The provis- ional authorities have replied that they respect him for his intentions, but he must return immediately to Lisbon. , General Roda yesterday issued the following pro- olsmation to the inhabitants of Cadiz:— Arevolution, incited and fomented by the secret enemies of the country, has already deluged with blood the streets of this beautiful city. It has found No echo in any other part of ‘the Pent sug, T have come to suppress this rebellion with the forces Placed at my disposal by our government. Lay down your arms and your lives shall be eaved. This I guarantee in the name of the government upon whose clemency you may rely. Such are the only means by which insurgents escape being treated with inflexible rigor. I will grant you until to-morrow at noon in order that the old men, wo- men and childen and citizens peaceably disposed » May withdraw from the town. Inhabitants of Cadiz, it will not be my fault if, with the means of attack which the imperious law of necessity compels me to employ, there should come for Cadiz a day of mourning and ruin. I shall regret such result to the bottom of my heart, but I shajl do my duty. ‘This proclamation produced a marked impression on the insurgents, who sent a delegation, accom- panied by the United States Consul, to General Ca- ballero, and offered to place their arms in buildings which he should designate. General Roda expects to enter Cadiz to-day. . Nothwitnstanding Roda’s proclamation the mes- sages to the HARALD bureau in this city contain various accounts of collisions in different parts of Spain and deepseated bitterness between the repub- licans and moi “ Saree TURKEY. Rn EI ACollision Between Turkey and Greece Im- minent=The King.of Denmark and the Prince of Wales as Mediators. Lonpox, Dec. 13, 1868, Hopes are entertained in Paris that & collision be- tween Turkey and Greece may be avoided. The Turkish government, however, is making every pre- Paration for hostilities and Turkish troops are being concentrated on the frontiers of Thessaly. Despatches from Athens assert that the Greek gov- ernment will yield nothing. A telegram from Copenhagen states that the King of Denmark and the Prince of Wales haye written a joint note to King George of Greece, urging him to concede the demands of the Sublime Porte. ENGLAND. Reception of the Foreign MinistereNegotia- tions Commenced With the Chinese Em- bassy. Lonpon, December 13, 1868, Lord Clarendon received the Foreign Ministers formally on Saturday. Negotiations for a treaty of commerce are to be opened immediately with Mr. Burlingame’s Chinese Embassy, IRELAND. Departure of George Francis Train. Cork, Dec. 13, 1868, Mr. Train, on the evening previous to his depar- tute from Queenstown on the steamer Australasian for America, addressed @ large and enthustastic public meeting in this city. legod Deficit Case. St. Lovis, Dec. 13, 1868. ‘The saddle and harness manufactory of Ira Stans- ‘pury & Co. was damaged by fire to-day to the amount of about $10,000; fully insured. The Law School of the Washington University in this city admitted a young lady as a student by the unanimous vote of the faculty. ‘The case of the Union Savings Association against J. Edwards and his securities, for an alieged deficit ‘of $14,000 in the accounts of Edwards while he was teller of the bank, was decided in the Circuit Court yesterday in favor of the defendants. Escape of Prisoners from the Indepeadence Jail—Excursion Over the Kansas City and Fort Scott Railroad. KANSAS City, Dec, 13, 1868, Five prisoners eacaped from the county jatl at In- Mependence at an early hour this morning by sawing hole through the roof. Two of the prisoners were dicted for murder, two for larceny and one for counterfeiting, The excursion party, composed of the Mayor and Pity, Counell, the omcers of the road and rominent citizens and issioners Hoyt an Jobnson, of Kansas, it over the twenty miles of the Kansas i pation of Tne ewe of he Fam oi 4 Dommtastone Del Saslayed on the Kansas 1c Railroad, were not ance of the section will shia week. Present, and the accept- be deferred till som NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1868, CUBA. Financial and Commercial Intelligence. soi em. Havas Dor 23 ea ‘The following are the closing prices of merchaa- dise for the week ending to-day:— ‘The markets generally are dull and but @ small business has been done. Sugar, Nos, 10 to 12, dull at 8a 834 reals per arrobe; Nos. 16 to 20, flat at 9 @ 10 reals. Lard 1s steady at 18c.a18\c. per pound in tierces, and 19¢. a 19}c. in twenty-five pound tins. Flour is dull at $10a$12 per bbl. Butter Steaay at 30c. a 40c. Tallow flat at 10c. a 103gc. per und. Bacon is firm at 18c. per pound. Honey il; quoted at 3% reals per pve Beeswax is de- clining. Petroleum at3i a per jon. tal at $3 75 a common salted, 16c.; Lumber—The market su] 3 low pine were made at $21 a $22 Offers were made at $22 a $23. for box is fat at 8a 4% reals, and for hogshead the market 1s well supplied; quoted at $125 a $1 373. are demand at $276. Hoops Empty hogsheads are in firm; 14 feet shaved, $43 a $50; 12 feet, $45. Freights fat; per box of sugar to Northern and Southern Ports, $1 a $1 25; per hogshead of st to Southern Ports, $5 & $5 25; per hogshead of mol to South- ern ports, $2 50a $3, Exc! mn London, 17 per cent premium; on Paris, 3 @ 4 per cent premium; on United States, in currency, short sight, 21 a 20 per cent discount; in wold, sixty days,5a6 premium; short sight, 8% Premium, The weather ts cool, © THE WESTERN ARMY REUION. Programme of the Exercises at the Great Reunion of the Societies of the Armies of the West. Caicago, Dec. 13, 1868. The local committees are very busy in their prepa- rations for the great army reunion which takes place here Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Presen- indications show that nearly 2,000 officers of the four armies will be present to take part in the feat tivities. This number will be nearly proportion- ateiy divided between the four armies. The Arniy of the Tennessee will make their headquarters at the Tremont House, the Armies of the Cumberland and Georgia at the Sherman House and che Army of the Ohio at the Briggs House. During Tuesday the different armies will bold separate pusiness meet- ings, and for this purpose the Army of the Tennes- see will occupy Crosby’s Music Hall; the Army of the Cumberland will convene at McVickar’s theatre, and the Army of the Ohio wiil hold its meet ings in Caledonia Hall, in Metropolitan block, The Army of is not thor- oughly organized, they will probably meet with the Army of the Cumberland until their own organization is perfected. On Tues the pane. reunion of all the armies will take place in the pera House. The programme for the occasion is as follows:—Order of exercises at Crosby's Opera House on the evening of the 16th, General George H. Thomas presiding:—Reveille, by the drum corps; Ad- dress of Welcome, by Lieutenant General W. 'T. Sher. man; Song. by the glee club; Oration, “The Army of Tennessee,” by General W. W. Bell ; Music, by the band, Guard Mount; Oration, ‘‘The Army of the Cumberland,” by General Charies Craft; Drum Solo, “The Battle of Stono River; Oration, “The Army of the Ohio,” by General Jacob D. Cox; Song, by the = CJ giee club, “The Star Spangled Banner; Oration, “The any of Georgia,” by General Win. CO weil; Song, by the glee club, “Sherman's March Through Georgia;” Retreat, by the band; Taps, by the drum corps. The Committee on Railroads has received informa- tlou that the Pennsylvania Central, New York Cen- tral and Erie Railroads had repudiated their agree- ment to issue excursion tickets to those attending the reunion. General Gran’ and His Party on the Way to the Reunion. PIrrsBuRG, Pa., Dec. 18, 1868, General Grant, with Generals Dent and Parker, and Colonel Leet, of his staff; Generals Thomas, Schofield, McDowell, Logan, Terry, Stoneman, Barry, Hartsulf, fn; and Hartell, Colonels Hough, Schofield, Campbe! Treat left at two o'clock to- day for Chicago to attend the Army Reunion. CALIFORNIA. Fire in San Francisco—Ore in San Diego County—Marine and Commercial News. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12, 1868. The woodenware factory of Elam & Howe and the sash and blind factory of Doe Bros., on the corner of Main and Mission streets, were destroyed by fire last night, The loss is $30,000. Ore from the Temescal tin mines in San Diego county has been successfully worked. Mercantile tin welghing unaave junds to the ton has been produced in this city. A considerable quan- tity ore has already been taken out and will be sent here for working. Sailed, ships Panama, for Liverpool, and Wind- ward, for Hong Kong. Flour unchanged. Wheat firm at $170 a $1 85. yal tends q lining stoc! Styne, $42; Belcher, $191; Bullion, 18; Chollar, $161; Confidence, $40; Crown Point, 1; Empire Mill, $112; Gould & Curry, $103; Hale jorcros¢, $79; Imperial, $111; Kentuck, “ Ophir, $40; Overman, $49; Savage, $73; Sierra Ne- $1,389. The Alpha Min- vada, $16; Yellow Jacket, ing Com) have levied an assessment of $50 a share, delinquent January 6. The Builion Company have levied an assessinent of $10 a share. NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE, ees Jersey City. Satinc.—The Morris Canal, at Jersey City, and the meadows back of the city, furnish excellent ekating grounds. Both were extensively used during yesterday, skating not being deemed an in- fringement of the Sunday blue laws of New Jersey. ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES.—On Saturday night Justice Quaife, of Jersey City, issued a warrant for the arrest of William P. Reynolds, a resident of Penn- sylvania, who, it is alleged, on the isth of August last, defrauded William Colliersof New York city, by representations to the amount of $800, PI the alleged facts in the case, as stated by the com- pistoant, it phaats that the stot oh hased 1,000 aud promising to pay the balance in astated time. This promise not being kept his father, to whom the tron had been ship; burg, Pa., was applied to, who all ‘that never received but $1,000 worth of iron for which he had paid throt son, The warrant was then issued, as stated, and the aecused, who was found in Jersey City, was arrested by detective Nugent. Rey- nolds was brought before Justice Quaife on Sunday morning, when he was held to appear for trial the January ‘erm of court. Hoboken. AN UNFOUNDED CHARGE.—A woman was arrested in Hoboken on Sunday, charged with assaulting her husband and splitting his nead open with an axe> On being taken to the station house it appeared the charge stated was unfounded and made in malice by parties who had quarrelied with the woman, and she was accordingly discharged. Bergen, A CQLD BatH,—A lad who was skating Sunday afternoon on the Morris Canal, near Curry’s Woods, Bergen, skated into a hole which had been cut in the ice and was partly frozen over. He was extricated from his dilemma by his companions and started home when he was overtaken by a gentioman who was riding to Jersey City from Bergen Point, and who wrapped him in @ horse bianket and drove him to his residence. Newark. Tus Larou Casz.—At the close of the Coroner's inquest in the case of young Lafou, charged with killing the youth, Joseph Hebring, the counsei for the accused waited upon Judge Depue to see whether bail would be taken. The Judge declined such a rocedure, untii he had examined the evidence. Keanwnile Lafou continues tn the county jall, whither he was removed on Saturday night, KILLED BY TH CAVING IN OF 4 Wett.—Waile Thomas Moran, a laborer, about forty years of age. residing in Drift street, was digging a well in the rear of No, 21 Belleville avenue, on Si jay after- noon, the embankment suddenly caved in and in- jJurea the unfortun n 80 seriously that death ensued soon afte: was @ married man and ieaves a famil, Frozen TO DaaTa.—About seven o'clock yestor- day morning, oMcer Kortzendorf discovered a man lying near the stoop of s Mr. Sayre’s residence, corner of Bleecker and Summit streets, in a fearfully frozen condition and bleeding copiously from a 4 ‘wound on the left side of nis head. He was at once removed in a wagon to the station house, and his name and residence was barely taken down by the ot- ficer in charge when he died. His name wasGeorge Rice, @ painter by trade,and about forty years of age. He was married but had been leading rather a loose life for some time past. ATRIP TO St, Lovrs SPOILBD.—William A. Breitaw, & young man twenty-three years of age, lately board- ing at No. 358 Broad street, was arrested last even- ing, about eight o'clock, by detective Smith, and committed to answer a ch: of baving stolen from 8 foom-mate named William H. Farley, some er five doliars in 1 tenders. It is al that he made off with t Boe. about twelve o’cfock on Saturday night. Yi jay Smith chased him ae far as Jersey City, but only there in time to discover that his man had started back for Newark, Intending to take the nine o’clock train for 8t. Louis. ‘The officer returned and found the ail youth in an saloon on whence he con- ducted hi gation of a magisirate Broad street, im to the lockup there to await the investi. | WASHINGTON. Wa8inaton, Dec, 18, 1868, The Alaska Purchase—T».” Alleged Bribery Fund. I have already in previous despate.'¢8 stated that, 80 far as 1 could discover through fmyciry in well informed quarters, the rumors of the employment of bribery to secure the passage of the Alaska appro- priation were probably destitute of the slighest foun- dation. Ihave since obtained additional inferma- tion which accounts satisfactorily for the disposttion Of over $7,000,000 of the appropriation. Mr. Riggs, the well known banker of this olty, it seems, was the medium selected through which the purchase money was transmitted to Baring Brothers in Eng- land, to befheid in their possession subject to the order of the Russian government. For this service Mr. Riggs received a very trifing commtssion— some $7,000 or $8,000—a mere drop in the bucket compared with the entire amount. Thus tt would appear that this ridiculous story of $2,200,000 having been used as a bribery fund assumes smaller and smalier proportions the more it is investigated. There is a genius here who rejoices in the title of “Colonel,”’ who 1s be- Meved to be the author of this bribery story, and who professes to have in his possession documents fixing corruption on more than one member of Con- gress as well as @ legion of newspaper men. I have made many efforts to induce this military genius to give me the aforesaid documents for pubtication, but up to the present time he has declined, and the conclusion to which I have arrived ts that he is simply @ blackmailer. Reperted Resignation of Secretary McCul- loch—Rupture With the President. For the sake of variety in the way of news, the story 18 again revived of a change in the Cabinet. ‘This time it ts not to be a removal, but a resignation. It appears that of late a serious confitct of opinion has taken place between the President and the Secretary of the Treasury. This Js represented chiefly as being with regard to appointments in the In- ternal Revenue Bureau. Mr. McCulloch has signified to some of his friends his intention of resigning. He tas expressed himself to them as vefng tired of bickering with the President and Com- missioner Rollins. The climax, according to this story, was reached at the Cabinet meeting last Fri- day. The Secretary on that day confirmed the nomi- nation of General Young to be Supervisor of the Southern district of Ohio, It appears that Young is not only objectionable to the President and his friends, but that Mr. Johnson had a candidate whom he was anxious to have appoluted. What he wanted Was that McCulloch should reject Young, so as to give the other candidate another cliance. What aggravates the matter » that Young 1s General Schenck’s friend and was nominated by Rollins at Sckenck’s request. McCulloch confirmed him two days after Schenck had made his bitter attack upon the President’s Message in the House. This, it is alleged, was too much for the President and he called the Secretary to an account. Mr. McCutloch’s friends say he will tender his resig- nation to the President this week. I give these facts without pretending to vouch for them. The rumor of McCulloch’s resignation has been started so often and proved a mere sensation that people here attach hittle faith to the present story. It ta probably only another false alarm. The New York Election Fraude—Memorial of the Union League Club. The,memorial of the Union League Club on the alleged election frauds wil! be presented on Monday morning in both houses of Congress. Senator Mor- gan will present it in the Senate. It is said to be an elaborate document, with specifications and charges based upon the proofs already collected by the club committee under the supervision of Mr. John H. White, and with a schedule attached of tabular sta- tistics of election returns tn the city of New York at large and in the several wards and districts for many years past, The memorial will probably be ordered to be printed, as a deep and general interest is felt in the subject and several propositions for the amendment of the Naturalization laws have alicady been presented. The club memorial prays for the appointment of a special committee of investigation, with power to send for persons and papers, that Congress may be thoroughly advised of the charac- ter and extent of the existing evils, which It is pro- posed to avoid in the future by Congressional legis- lation. ‘The Probable Successor of Rollins. It ts understood to-night that the President will send into the Senate to-morrow @ batch of nomina- tions to important oMces, among which will be the name.of Alexander Cummings for Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Thgse who profess to know the whole history of the struggle for the Commissioner- ship 1gst session say that Cummings cannot be con- firmed; that when his nomination was before the Senate on the day of adjournment if there had been five minutes more » long enough ke the fail voto, stead ot golad Svat te Wine $i would have been rejected, as fourteen votes had al- ready been given for rejection when the gavel fell. Should Cummings be rejected the next strongest can- Gidate for the position is General burbridge, of Ken- tucky. The friends of the General claim that the President is not averse to nominating him, and if he does there is very little doubt of his confirmation. Collector Smythe for the Russian Mission. The name of Collector H. A. Smythe, of the port of New York, will probably be sent to the Senate to-morrow as Minister to Russia, vice Cassins M. Clay, whose resignation was sent in some months ago. Mr. Smythe, it is said, stands a very good chance of confirmation this time. Many of the most influential members of the Senate favor the appoint- ment, although he was rejected last session for the Austrian mission. Inquiry Into DiMiculty. General Mungen, of Ohio, will introduce tnto the House to-morrow a resolution calling upon the Secretary of State for whatever information he pos- sesses concerning the conduct of our late Minister to Paraguay, Mr. Washburne, in his dificulty with President Lopez; also for information relative to the arrest of American citizens by Lopez and what action has been taken by our government to secure theif release and redress whatever insult has been offered the flag. As E. B. Washburne is the brother of the late Minister to Paraguay he will pro- bably object to the introduction of the resolution. Effect of Secretary McCulloch’s Circular on the National Banks, National banks, other than those designated as government depositories, are gradually withdraw- ing the bonds deposited by them with the Treasurer of the United States as security for “public de- posits.” This is owing to the recent circular of instructions from Secretary McCulloch directing col- lectors of internal revenue to deposit their collee tions with Assistant Treasurers and the banks designated as depositories. The decrease in t bonds within the past week heretofore deposited By the banks as security has been to the extent of nearly $1,000,000. The Charges Agninst Judge Busteed. ‘The House Judiciary Committee, to which was re- ferred the charges made by Governor Smith, of Ala- bama, and others, against Judge Birsteed, has ap- pointed Messrs. Lawrence, of Ohlo; Churchill and Eldridge a sub-committee to investigate the charges. The sub-committee’ has notified Governor Smith, Judge Busteed and other parties interested that they are now ready to proceed with the investigation. Governor Smith has telegraphed the committee that he will be here this week, when the investigation will probably commence, Basiness Before the Reconstruction - mittee, The Committee on Reconstruction has already a large amount of business before it concerning the States of Georgia, Virginia, Mississippi and Texas. It will not formaily enter upon an investigation of the affairs of Georgia until after the Congressional recess. A delegation of radicals from Mississippi, consisting of General B. B. Eggleston, Colonel R. W. Flournoy, A. Mygatt, Judge J. F. Brown, Dr. T. W. Stringer, Major W. H. Gibbs, Captain H. T. Fisher, editor of the Mississippi Pilot; Captain 0. EK. Morgan and Colonel L. W. Perce, are now here will try to get a hearing before the Reconstruction Commit. tee to-morrow. They have come far the purpose of placing before Congress evidence in support of the proclamation of the committee of five appointed by the Constitutional Convention ta mangge the elec. Proposed the Paraguayau Com. tion and declare the result. They comvend that the election returas upon which General @illem based his report of the result were frandulent, and their object 1s to have Gillem’s action set aside and a new election ordered, They have a large number of documents and testimony, which they will lay before the committee, The Holiday Recess, The President of the Senate, B. F. Wade, and the Speaker of the House, Mr, Colfax, with their wives, will leave here as soon as Congress adjourns for the recess for Troy, N. Y., where they will spend the holidays. ‘The general impreasion 1s that the Senate” will agree to the House resolution for a recess of two weeks, ‘Tae Preposed Transfer of the Indian Bureau to the War Department. This subject is creating much excitement just now and considerable bitterness of feeling exists between army officers and the civil branch of the government, growing out of some of the speeches made in both the Senate and the House. What the bill actually provides seems not to be generally understood, and I therefore send you a copy of the bill, The civilian clerks express great jealousy of the “encroach- ments," a8 they are pleased to term it, of the mili- tary branch upon the civil, and predict that if this measure is carried attempts will be made to absorb other bureaus in the War Department, (As indicating the feeling among certain civilians, I may state that Mr. Taffe, of Nebraska, while a discussion Was progressing in the House on a proposition to refer something to a certain committee for consider- ation, exclaimed ironically, ‘Oh, refer tt to the War Department ; that's where everything will tiave to go hereafter, I suppose.” The remark of Mr. Taffe reflects pretty fairly the expressed opinions of many People here, who oppose flercely the restoration of Indian matters \o exclusive military control, It cannot be denied that the scheme is condemned by many able and influential men in the Senate, and some of them have not hesitated to declare that they do not intend to be inducea to legislate one way or the other at the mere recommendation of General Grant or “any other man.” Mr, Morrill was quite emphatic on the subject during the discussion in the Senate, This opposition causes all the more discus- sion and interest as the Garfield bill is looked upon asa sort of test of Grant's influence over the upper branch of Congress. This is hardly a fair view of the situation, however, as Grant merely recom- mended the measure in his annual report and has not made theslightest effort to secure tts passage. The bill in full is as follows:. From and after the 1st day of January, 1869, the Secretary of War shall exercise the supervisory and appellate powers and possess the jurisdiction now exercised and possessed by the Secretary of the In- terior in relation to all the acts of the Commissioner of Affairs, and shall sign all requisitions for the advance or payment of money out of the sury on @stimates or accounts, subject to the same adjustment or control now exercised on similar estimates or accounts by the Auditors and Comp- trollers of the Treasury, or either of them. SECTION 2, And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War i authorized, whenever in his opinion it shall promote the economy and efficiency of the Indian service, to establish conventent departments and districts for the proper administration of the duties now im- posed by law on the superintendents of Indian affairs and upon agents and sub-agents, and to substitute for such superintendents and agents officers of the army of the United States, who shall be designated for that pi and Who shall then become chi with all the duties now imposed by law upon the superintendents and agents thus superseded, Pe) without additional there- for. an fill the office and disc! sioner of Indian Affairs. Officers of the army desig- nated to perform the duties of commissioner, super- inte’ , agent or sub-agent shall not be requi to give the bonds now required of civil appointees, but shall be responsible for any negiect or mal- eee according vo the rules and articles of war. Sxc. 3. And be it further enacted, That all con- tracts for transportation connected with the Indian service shat! hereafter be made in the same mauner and at the same time provided for transportation for thefuse of the army, and the accounis of all appro- priations, expenditures See Payments of money in the management of Indian affairs, except the pay of officers and enlisted men detailed for service under the provisions of this act, shail be kept separate and exhibited under the head of “expenditures on ac- count of the Indians.” Sgc, 4. And be it further enacted, That the Secre- tary of War shall be authorized to withnola all clal loenses from traders, and, under regulations to be by him prescribed, to provide the times and places at which ali traders complying therewith may pre- sent themselves for bargain, barter and exchange With thé several Indian tribes, according to the laws of the United States regulating the same. Sec. 6, And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws inconsistent with the pravisions of this act are hereby repealed. The unexpected opposition in the Senate to the transfer gf the Indian Bureau to the War Depart- ment has led to no little comment, ‘and some of the reasons given are anything but complimentary to dignified Senators, It ts said, among other ill- natured things, that the bulk of the superintendents, agents and sub-agents of Indian affairs in the several States and Territories are the personal and political frienas of Senators, and that their appointments and confirmations are provided generally as a reward br Q@ political services. Should the pro- pond taht r be Authorized by law, of course this comfortable arrangement providing for a large num- ber of the friends of Senators would be upset. One Senator in particular is sald to have a very direct in- terest injthe preservation of the existing state of affairs, inasmuch as he has the supplying of considerable quantities of agricultural imple- ments to the red men located in his State, or close by it, Another Senator is accused of hav- ing his brother-in-law provided for as an Indian su- perintendént. Still another is declared to be inter- ested in a profitable land speculation which might be tnjured by. the transfer. It is further asserted that should the transfer occur there would bo danger of certain disreputable transactions getting exposed. I wilt refer to one case ag an illustration. About two years ago an ez offtcio Superintendent of Indian Affairs lost or had stolen from him about $39,000 while in transit from New York to this city, The money was part of the Indian fund, It ts rumored that this money was never recovered for the govern- ment, nor were the bondsmen sued by the Treasury Department. Supposing this to be true, it certainly is one of those peculiar cases callmg for some investigation or official explanation. Surely it cannot be true that the mat- ter was hushed up because one of the bondsmen of the Superintendeat was a@ United States Senator and the other bondsman a very well known and prominent New York politician, And yet it cer- tainly ts stated that this Senatorial bondsman tn- duced a brother Senator to use his influence to have the matter suspended under a promise that the money would be restored in due time, Now the questions naturally occur, “Has this money been re- stored? Have the Indians, to whom tt rightfully be- longed, been indemnified for the loss since? Has any appropriation been asked to make up the deficiency by the Secretary of the Interior or Commis- sioner of Indian Affairs?’ if none of these things have been done it ts certainly fair to ask why not? A little light on the subject from the powers that be would not be inopportune at the present juncture, ‘The Late Seizures of Smuggied Goods in New York and Philadelphia. Upon careful inquiry into the late seizures of smuggled goods in New York and Philadeiphia, and the manner in which these seizures are made, it is ascertained that the value of the goods thus taken possession of by the United States authorities was considerably exaggerated. ‘The value of the goods was given tothe public as reported by the agent who captured them. The valu- ation by the agent was made on a hasty estimate, and was probably governed to a great extent by his desire to create a Itttle enthusiasm among his supe- rior oMicers, in the hope, no doubt, that their ex- uberance of feeling over the great success would tend in some way to his advancement. ‘While it is true that the value of the captured goods ‘was overstated it is no lesa true that the achieve- ment was a very clever stroke of business and added many thousadds of dollars to the revenue. ‘The Treasury authorities make one or more seiz- ures of contraband goods every week, but rarely a8 large as those before referred to. As many persons hold erroneous ideas in regard to the manner in which the proceeds of forfeited goods are disposed of it may not be amiss to state that there is a bureau in the New York Custom House known as the Seizure Bureau, which has exclusive control over all such cases, ‘This bureau reports every week to the Secretary of the Trea- sury and every mpnth to the Commissioner Of Customs end the Solicitor of the Tregsurr. Tho ———— operations of the bureau are so carefully a ‘S*4e4 that the Secretary knows every movement YoY soon after it is made, and the Treasury authon have an exact account Of every penny that ts > ceived or expended by the burean. . It has supposed that the Collector of Customs receives a large proportion of the proceeds from the sales of forfeited goods,. This is another misappre- henston, The share of the Collector, after al! ex penses of prosecution are deducted, is only one- twelfth; and from officia! date it is ascertained that the share of Collector Smythe, of New York city, from this source in the third qaarter of the present year, was not-quite $3,000, Not long since the Secretary-of the Treasury «le- puted @ special agent to make certain investigations among the clerks of the New Yorks Custom House. The clerks were interrogated ss to whether they were engaged in any other calling, what compensa- ion they received for extra services or whether they enjoyed any perquisites. The agent presented each clerk with @ blank form, requiring him to state therein his position, emoluments, fees, and what compensation he received, if any, for extra ser- vices, In reply to the fatter inquiry it was found that in one division one cierk had received one dollar and fifty cents for extra services. In one or two other divisions, however, it was found that the clerks had received rather more for extra services. Inspectors who had charge of veasels while in port Were questioned very much as follows:—State how often and how long you have been employed in over- time or night service; the amount of fees and emolu- ments received during the last six months, or since your appointment, for extra services; state the character of such sorvices, how much received for the regular discharge of steamers or vessels; state whether such amounts were received in lieu of board; if so, what meals were taken on board; state amount received for night labor in discharging; state whether such amounts paid were voluntarily tendered, or were solicited by you; state the quan- tity of wine or spirits, fruits or other perquisites re- ceived by you from other vessels, agents or em- Ployés; state the number and estimated value of seizures made by you in the past six months, amount derived by you from such seizures. It is believed that if the Treasury Department had assigned several able and expert officers of the Custom House to make these investigations and to Inspect all these branches of the service critically some valuable reforms would have resulted. ‘The New Stoamship Line Between New York aud Europe—Senator Ramsey's New Ad- ditions. On Friday last Senator Ramsey, of Minnesota, in- troduced a joint resolution declaratory and amenda- tory of the act providing for the proposed new line of American mail and emigrant passenger steam- ships between New York and Europe. The joint resolution ts m the following language:— Under and pursuant to the sald act of July 27, 1868, the Postmaster General is hereby directed to con- tract with the company named in said act for con- yan of the mails of the United States as pro- vided in said act, weekly or semi-weekly, between New York and Bremen, touching at Southampton, and also semi-weekly between New York and Liver- 1, touching at Queenstown, according to the true intent and meaning of sald act, ana in order to fur- ther facilitate and increase the mail and emigrant passenger services contemplated under said act, the contract for the conveyance of aforesaid mails touch- ing at Southampton may be to Bremen and to Ham- burg, separately or both inclusively. Sec. 2, And be it further resolved, That the time specified in the before named act in which the sald company shall build, contract, and fit out tue steam- ships named therein, shall be and is extended to within one year from the date of the aforesaid con- tracts; and that to insure that the said company shall commence the before named mail services within the time designated in aforesaid act, the said company may charter or employ, temporarily. steamships of the first class, to, perform said ser- vices until said company’s steamships are fitted out, The Roll of Honor—Statistics of Our Union Dead. Quartermaster General Meigs has published the sixteenth number of the “Roll of Honor,” prepared in the cemeterial branch of his office, under the direction of Brevet Brigadier General Perry. It contains alphabetical ists of the soldiers who are interred at Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea and Wor- cester, in Massachusetts; Buffalo, Chautauqua, Oypress Hills, Fort Niagara, Lockport, Ledi, Madi- son Barracks, Plattsburg Barracks and Rochester, in New York; Gettysburg, Morrisburg, Read- ing, Philadelphia, Tamaqua and Upton, in Pennsylvania; Brattleborough and Montpelier, in Vermont, and City Point, Danville, Glendale, Rich- mond and Yorktown, in Virginia. The lists contain 20,500 names. The proportion of names known ts leas than one-half, or about twenty-five per cent lesa than that which generally holds good throughout the country, Which 1s thought to be anqut two-thirds known and ong-third unknowy. This volume of the “Roll of Honor” increases the total number of graves now recorded in printed form to about 150,000. Of the occupants of these graves the names of about 100,000 appear as known, leaving about 55,000 as yet unknown. Many of these unknown rematna were doubtless marked by their friends or comrades at the time of their burial, and records of the names of many others were doubtless made at the time, when buried in groups or from hospitals, and may have been preserved, in connectjon with plans or schedules of the position of the graves, by the inti- mate friends of the dead, the oMcers in command of the burial squads or the surgeons in charge of fleia hospitals, Itis desirable that all persons who m ay have such records in their possession should know that it is the wish of the Quartermaster’s Depart. ment to recover and make use of all such means of identification; that the lists of plans may be forwarded to the Quartermaster General at Wash- ington free of postage, and that when they are re- ceived immediate steps will be taken to establish the identity of remains, to enclose and properly decorate the graves and to have the name and place recorded in printed form. It ts supposed there yet remains to be printeds the record of about 160,000 graves of deceased soldiers and prisoners of war belonging to the Union armies, making an aggre- gate of 305,000 graves, and that of this whole num- ber the names of 100,000 of the occupants will not soon, if ever, be recovered. The whole number of soldiers who have fallen in the ranks of the Union armies for the suppression of the rebeliion is sup- posed to be about 355,000, exceeding the numoer of recognized graves by 50,000. The number of men whose graves are not recognized as in existence, either as known or unknown, ts supposed to be approximately as follows:—Killed in battle and never buried, 25,000; drowned, 5,000; graves in remote localities, and not yet found, 15,000; graves covered by deposits of gravel and sand made by the Muasiasippi and its tributaries, in foods, 2,000; graves carried away by the caving in of the banks of the same, 3,000—making a total of 50,000, The number of those who died at their homes, after being mus- tered out, from wounds or disease contracted while in the service, is not embraced in any of the above enumerations. The lists to be printed in the future will contain the names of most of the soldiers buried im the States of West Virginia, North and South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missourl, Kansas, Towa, Ohio? Indiana, Iilinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and the Territories, and of such portions o! »#6 buried in the States of Virgi- nia, Georgia, Alabaina, Texas and Tennessee as have not heretofore been printed. Statements are also published of the disposition of some of the bodies of deceased Union soldiers and prisoners of war, whose remains have been removed to the national cemeteries in the Southern and Western States. Tur Sovrmsrpe (VIRGINIA) RAILROAD. General as President of the Southside (Virginia) |, makes the following exhibit in the annu: transactions of report:—The cash the compan; amounted. to $810,571, a8 against $540,171 for the vious ‘Qnd that the balance in hand at the Pose of the fees! year to which this teport refers ‘The revenue of the rosd has been 3 9520,090 for the preceding year— an increase 0, equal to @ gain of eighteen recent. The current expenses for the fiscal year hat pared with $266,316, the amount the larger of this sum, however, is rightfully be to losses - the “ = io freights and to extraordinary _ interest due thes of t comenet exclusive bo inet inded debt, and the of t and 256, sent favorable condition of the com whole floating debt could easily be di case of emergency, by the sale of ita frat mortgage Bonds have been propatea to faawe upon it deaom- nda have OTT O issue Upon jenom| nated the ‘conagtitated mort or ie heutierae Ratiroad CE which looks to the creation of $1,000,000 of bond 2 Claasifled ‘vith reference to the existing clayna of bondhold ss, anid preserving, Tolativoly, Wo FN and Drivgioges of cack. aes Sane (every night just as the clock strikes twelve, Present ‘Being about te remove t close out at retail! our eplendia wholesale stock of (ro mos ‘and Fram a TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. Henry M, Flint. whose letters during the war ov the signature of “Druid” attracted much uot died yesterday in Camden, N. J. Captain Edwin Ferrill, who led the raiding party " against Shelbyville, Ky., about two years ago, died * his wounds in Louisville yesterday. a ers Gholson, of Petersburg, a member of tie firm f Gholson, Walker & Co., of Liverpool was found dead in bis bed in Savannah pealenday mornin, oe! ‘The han, MWare store of Hassenger & Brit Com- merce sity ° Philadelphia, was burned yesierday. ‘The store an “ COntents are a total loss; imsuranve not ascertaim “- ed Jacques, from New York, and », rom ‘imore, were drowned fn the fom > Va, Yesterday, by the upsetting in 4, Sale, Isabella B. Farrar "as been placed under bail of $5,000, charged with .%0 aiempt to polsen her hus |, George L, Far tar, at Laconia, N. H. Miss Ann Mouiton, of Lowell, is Also ;mder arrest as an ac- complice. Deacon Andrews w.1s_consigi ved to the Massachu- setts State Prison on Saturday night, for twenty years, forthe murder of Holmes, commencing with twenty-four hours of x \itary con Gnement. ile ap- peared’ to be in good spi,"its, A fire occurred at Rutlaud, Vt., on Saturday even- ing which destroyed the ‘own Haji aud two barns and dai d several of Ve surrou. «ing dwelling houses, other buildings, some a (stance from each other, were discovered ‘0 be on fire’ at the same moment. The fires were the work of i, \cendiaries, ‘The loss is about $1900, partly coveted by ta surance, COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. SUPREME CovRT—GmNERAL TEn'o.— 208, 204, 290, 296, 297, 208, 208, 300, 3801, $05, 306, 807, 308, 309, 310, Surkeme Court—Crrovurm—Part 1—Nos, 1 1639, 625, 1251, 1351, 1557, 133%, 1449, 1487, 1475, 1477, 1129, 1207, 1647, 1487, 1489, 1497, 1231, 2901, 1843, Part 2—Nos, $36!5,'1290," 1584, 1725, 1096, 1°700, 1708, 1716, 1718, 1720, 1722, 1678, 1038, 1726, 1790, 1.%34, 1750, 1754, 1756, 1418, SUPREMR CouRT—SPRCIAL TekM.—1VO8. 35, 151, 133, 134, 135, 187, 138, 139, 140, 42, 141, 1d) 144, 14434, 146, 146, 147, 148, SuPREMB CouRT—CuAMBERS.—Nos. 70, 153, 158, 171, 176, 204, 205, 214, 235, 236, 261, 268, 262, 263, 268, 269, 281, 28: SuPER/OR COURT—TRIAL TER 473, 427, 463, 169, 425, 449, 961, 603, b\1, 62 399. Part 2—-Nos. 764, 504, 382, 224, 579, 508, 508, 600, 102, 460, 106, 174, 126, CoMMON PLHAS—TRIAL TeEKot.—Part 1—Now. 1183, 1823, 1104, 848, 1446, 1377, 1453, 194, 1346, 1403... 1466, 1468, 1409, 1470, 1471. Part 2—Nos, 441, soi 853, 1418, 715, 1433, 1343, 1409, 1191, 483, 500,'1375, 885, 1289, 1306, MARINE COURT—TRIAL TERM.—Nos. 979, 885, SYS) 879, 887, 914, 1136, 030, 953, 975, 956, 04, 995, 996, 1000, 1001, 1007, 1005, 1009, 1014, 1016, 1017, L019, 1020, 1022, -1021, 1023, 1028, 123, 150, A HAUNTED House AND A ReAL Guost:—Grecn burg, Indiana, has a haunted house. ‘The Movil. of that town says the house Is situated near the road track and had been occupied for some an Irth fargily. The ghost makes tis appea hatf‘an hour makes itself at home by throwing chairs, tables, cooking utensila, &c,, about the room in @ conspicuous manner. ‘Che family stood it as long. as possible and then moved out, Auoll © family moved in, but got enough in one night. ‘The owner offered twenty-five dollars to any one whe would “lay” the ghost, and a young mai possessed of more courage than money offered to do the Job He armed himself and repaired to the house. Just as the clock struck the hour of midnight a slight noise was heard, followed by a groan. About ius time doors in the upper part of the house cow- menced shutting in a mysterious manner. ‘This co: tinued for some time, when the door of the room im which the young man was sitti suddenly opened and a lady dressed in black and dead y pale siood before him. He started toward her, when sho vun- ished through the door, and on solng to the door she was nowhere to be seen. The house several years ago was the scene of a most brutal murder, tu Which a man kttled his wife by cutting her heart out. He left the country and did not return until the war broke out, when he enlisted in a New York regument and was Killed during the storming of Vicksbury. Important and Valuable Improvement in Up- RIGHT PIANOS- STEINWAY & BONS. Eras in pianoforte manufacture are now m. by months natead of years, Improvement treading on tie hee! v: Im- Provement, We deem it our editorial duly to keey informed of every important provement in world, and the latest invention of Steinway & of wach novelty and value that we gladly record the result ot que exe “the irs potat of importance the introducti 6 first point of im; was the introduction of double iron frame, which is the vitat sitength of the (ad and sustains the whole strain of the strings, imparting a cn pacity of standing in tune hitherto unknown, to sich an © traordinory degree rarely met with oven in the best gran ait square p! ween the front aad back fron iranes tc ‘sounding bourd is Inserted and supported by a siuple appar tus (patent resonator) compreating isolating it fror e wOUNMINg board, Wale ty while m the iron frame, regulates the feds) no} thesounding board with the greatest nicely, ving fs ita vibration, and placing it forever undor For this imy improvement, letters patent were x to William Steinway, June 6, Le6d, and the resuit is a w fully in power and purity’ of tone through tha eatire of the instruments, placing them abow pianos in refinement, vol most equal to the the bese sy sa! of tone; and mi ower. The extraordinary success of tho Patent Resonator in ap- right iim ‘caused Mesars. Steinway to apply the impr ” ment to their grand pianos, with equally happy ree ‘At the Paris Exposition {h 1887 these newly-iinpro teat won ter 5c and, as will be remembered, Ve 6 the first of the Grand \,old Siedn.s of rt of the international jury puoi imperial commission afew months since, in comp Fi wtolad ‘Merits of the pianos of the two great Amer: ubitore : “The pianos of Messrs, Steinway & Sous are equally ev- lowed wit the splendia' sonority “or their eoumpetito ; te: possess argeness and vulume of cone, erto unknown, whicl m spece. Bri treble, singing in the sonority acts with irrestatibie ing. to expressto ton wer on the of: heac In leltcate shading, var! eentuatios instruments of Mesers. Steinway ha thone of their American competitor an advantage wi be blow of the hammer is hen: not be oo the Se feels under bis hands an action pi and easy, which permits him at wil to be powerful or li. vehement and ful. These pianos are * the instrument of the virtuoso who wishes tn by the eclat of his execution and of the artiat who ap, talent to the music of thought the illustrious masters possessing an unexcept sonority. But to return to the very latest improvement which Steinway have introduced in their upright pianos, v2. “Patent Tubular Motallic Action Frame," for watci patent were granted to Theodore Steinway in July {ear. , The result of this invention te the perfecting of nn a n of atch mathematical precision that Ik can be py. any upright piano of the same style made by this iri tng as perfectly as if It had been specially made for i fact, the actions can be changed from one to another, or (n af ab accident to one of them in any part of the world, fect action can at once be forwarded to supply ite whole machinery of inserting the action being the posctas of it in four metal sockets and turning the four screws witch secure the action directly to the tron frat child could do with ease and safety. The acti ‘and tnchangeable as the tron frat where in other instruments the whole mechanisrr upon wooden bars, which are lable to atmoaplivric Ls ences, tis is Rustalned by hollowed brass tu es with wood, which are of Immense strength, and cai jured or affected. The compact solidity of the ou duces a corresponding firmness and precision in jer with rare promptness of the damp: of the player an action In every re to that of the best concert grand. ‘We deem these most important Improvemonts wel! amination ; for the results obtained ia volume and purity of tone, eMicacy of action ant pled durability are. try prising. We do o therefore, to learn that the demand for these « pr is far beyond the most sanguine expectations #0. ty of Meaars, Steinway to supply. Too much © in favor of there Instruments ; in fact, they must be be seen to be appreciaced. In conclusion, we hind that the report of the Paris Exhibition js fully sustained by the scien Europe, the royal academies of Berlin, Prussia, an | holm, Sweden, having created two of the brothers, f e and Williata Steinway, honorary members for thelr ‘nventions and numerous improvements. —N. ¥. Pri 1 ena) A.—Save Fuel—Reduce Coal Bills.-'" house with Roeouck’s Weather Strips, Office 58 Fu’ A Ladies’ Fair is Now Open at St. St Charch, entrance on Twenty-eighth and Tw atreets, near Third avenue. A Certain Cure for Piles—Dr, Witmer'- Pile Suppontiors will permanently eure external or to42nai piles. Agent, 1 Bowery, The Rest ia the % feet dy rinless, reliable, Insianiane- Factory 1 Cristadoro’s Unrivulled Hair Dye.—Soid and applied at No. 6 Astor House. Manufactory 8 Maven sane. Fetablinhed in 1800.—The Metropolitan ob Priating lishment, 97 Nassau street. For Firat Class Priv of Every Deverip= tion go to the Metropolitan Job Printing Hatabiish oem, Naasau street, Hotida: te=A Rare Opportyrt: of Ist January, we are pr ‘and Views, Albums, carves (rye ia, ac. E. & H. T, ANTHONY & CO., Sub Broadway 4 se Richoins biock. Call eariy. é Neatness, Economy and Despasea Coen) ined the erecut}on of orders, Metropolitan Job Priatiag Estave ‘eument, 97 Nassan street. Lettery.—Prizes Paid ive Cott Royal Havana Intormation furnished. The bighest rates paid for | )eubioons kena, 16. Walk street, N,v, a LU & 00. Skates, Skates—Now York Club, ‘and Riek fos Betalany, opposite St. Nicholas Violel, Legere ‘The Famous Corner87 Navaan Sree! corner Fultoa, The Metropailtan Job Print! ng Kat: atesolemnamt fold ob auction on We ine p venience of sale. ‘ HENRY BH. LEROS @ MINER, Avetion” N Jon Livery % Vie, Tovpaes an A Orwaweutal MairmTest Mai Dre nud Al git Sorina, ail colurm at DAUM ye