The New York Herald Newspaper, December 29, 1868, Page 7

4 EE ULEEINEY IRaEentieeemeeees TELUGRAPHIC NEWS FROM ALL PARIS OF THE WORLD. THE EASTERN CONFERENCE abe Conditions on Which the Turkish Gov- ernment Will Recognize It. Important Declaration of the Grecian Foreign Minister, ‘Views of the European Press on the Proposed Conference. The Spanish Forces in Cuba Ad- vancing from Nuevitas. THE PARAGUAYAN DIFFICULTIES. - ‘President Lopez Prepared to Accord Sat- isfaction to the United States. Defeat of the Insurgents in St. Domingo. TURKEY AND GREECE. Subjects of the Proposed Conference—The Sublime Porte Objects te Any Decision of the Great Powers. QUEEN’s HOTEL, LONDON, Dec. 28, 1868. Despatches from Berlin state that the chief points to be treated by the conference of the Great Powers are the autonomy of Crete, the suspension of ener- getic measures mentioned in the ultimatum and @ agreement to support the just demands of Tur- key. It 1s confidently stated in Constantinople that the ‘Turkish government objects to the conference. Conditions on Which tho Sublime Porte Will Recognize the Proposed Eastern Confer- ence. PARIS, Dec, 28, 1868. The Constituttonnel of this city (a semt-official imperialist organ) publishes a telegram from Vienna to-day announcing that the Sublime Porte will de- cline to adhere to the proposed conference, if the terms of his ultimatum to Greece in the matter of Crete, or internal questions, are mooted. Important Official Declaration of the Foreign Minister of Greece. Lonpon, Dec. 28, 1863, A despatch from Athens, dated last Thursday, says that the Foreign Minister of Greece has officially de- clared that the government is ready to make any satrifice for the maintenance of her rights and inde- pendence, Tranquillity of the Turkish Provincee—The Turkish Commander Before Syra. Lonpon, Dec. 28, 1863, The following despatch, dated Constantinople, Dec. 26, is just received:— The provinces are entirely tranquil. The Turkish commander, Kiamil, has arrived before Syra. Greeks Fleeing from Turkey and Taking Refuge in Roumania. ‘Vienna, Dec. 28, 868. ‘The Grecians are fleeing from Turkey on account of the threavened war. Several families of the fu- gitives have been received by the people of the province of Roumania. They have been warned, however, that they must preserve an absolute neu- trality, in case of war, on pain of expulsion. Condemnation of the Proposed Eastern Con- ference. Lonpon, Dec. 28, 1868, The Times and Standard of this city have edito- rials this morning on the subject of the proposed conference to settle the questions at issue between Turkey and Greece. Both journals condemn the project as useless. ’ Reassaring Prospects of the Proposed Confers ence on the Eastern Question. BRUSSELS, Dec. 28, 1868. The Independance Belge says the prospects of a conference are reassurins. Invitation from France to Prussia to Attend the Eastern Conference. BERLIN, Dec. 28, 1868. The Prussian government received on Christmas Day an invitation from the Emperor Napoleon to the Paria conference. SPAIN. Reduction of the Budget—Emilio Castelbar and @ Spanish Republic. i‘ Maprip, Dec. 27, Via Lonpon, Dec, 28, 1863, The government is taking measures to reduce the « budget for the ensuing year. Emilio Castelbar, the well known republican, says that a republic has been morally formed already in Spain, as the republican party carried all the great cities in the country, except Madrid, in the ate elections. ENGLAND. Conflicting Views of e Recent Violence in Chincse Waters—Death of Sir “Richard LonDon, Dec. 28, 1868, ‘The Star this morning condemns and the Stan- dard approves the recent action of the British au- thorities at Nankin. Sir Richard Mayne, who made himself notorious not long since by breaking up Sunday meetings in Hyde Park, died yesterday. FRANCE. Assembling of the French Chambers. Panis, Dec. 28, 1868. ‘The French Chambers will assemble on the 18th of January. ARKANSAS. People Fleeing to Avoid the State Militia Effects of Sensational Reports. MEMPHIS, Deo, 28, 1968, A Little Rock special despatch of to-night says Catterson’s command of militia has gone to Ashley wounty. The citizens are fleeing from them with their property. The Republican complains that the sensational reports about the Ku Klux murders published in Eastern papers keep capital away from the State. OHIO. A Proposal to Extend the Limits of Cincin- mati, CINCINNATI, Dec. 28, 1868. Legal counsel have prepared a bill to be presented to the State Legisiature for enabling the city to ex- tend her boundaries, The proposed extension will add about thirty square miies to the corporation, Other bills, giving the city authority vo use money for the Projected improvements. are also being framed, Also, to so change the State constitution that thecity May make appropriations for constructing the pro posed rauroads. . NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. PARAGUAY. President Lopez Ready to Give the United Staies Satisfaction~The Allies Surprised in an Advance Upon Asuncion. Lonvon, Dec. 28, 1893. A letter from Montevideo says that President Lopez, of Paraguay, is prepared to accord full Satisfaction to the United States for the wrongs suderea by American citizens. It is aiso stated that he was about to leave Villeta for Asuncion, ‘The allies were surprised in an advance on Asun- cion, and lost one hundred prisoners, CUBA. The Poor Classes Emigrating from Santiago to Jamaica—Gathering of Crops Prevented= Battle at Holguin and Defeat of the In-+ surgents—Their Loss Reported at Five Hun- dred Men and Two Cannon—Appearance of Insurrectionists at Gibara—Count Valma- seda Moving from Nuevitas, " Havana, Dec. 28, 1868. The following intelligence is published in the Diario:— On account of the scarcity of provisions in Santi- ago the emigration to Kingston of the suffering poorer classes continues, ‘The grinding of sugar on the plantations and the gathering of tile coffee crop in the vicinity of San- tiago are prevented, owing to the presence of the insurrectionists. With these exceptions Santiago is quiet, The official reports of the battle near Holguin are confirmed. The Diario says the insurrectionists confess that their loss was 500, and also that thoy lost their only two cannon. Small bands of revolutionists have made their ap- pearance in the vicinity of Gitbara. Count Valmaseda’s column is advancing from Nuevitas to the interior. No reports of engagements have been received. The steamship Teutonia sailed to-day from New Orleans, The French steamer Washington sailed to-day for St. Nazaire. Havana Markets. Havana, Dec. 28, 1868. There is nothing doing in the sugar market; many contracts are reported, but they prove false, and are merely gotten up for purposes of speculation. ST. DOMINGO. Defeat of the Insurrectioniste—Election for Vice President and Senators. Havana, Dec. 28, 1868, Intelligence from St. Domingo has been received here that the government troops had defeated the ingurrectionista at Las Matas. The country other- wise was quict. An election for Vice President and Senators was progressing. FROM THE PLAINS. More Indian Depredations—The Central Pa- cifc Railroad—Heavy Storm on the Plains. Sr. Louis, Dec. 28, 1868. A Cheyenne despatch says seventy-seven head of horses and mules have been run off by Indians in the neighborhood of Laporte since Wednesday. The Indians are believed to ve from the north and a por- tion of Red Cloud’s band. A Salt Lake telegram says the Central Pacific Ratl- Toad reached 471 miles west of San Francisco yes- terday. A heavy storm has been raging here and west since Saturday. NEW YORK. Fire in Albany—Death of the City Attorney of Albany. ALBANY, Dec, 28, 1868, A fire occurred in the building No. 380 Broadway this evening, occupied by E. L. Dickerman as a Yan- kee notion store on the first foor, and on the second floor by Alexander Lioyd, sadler and harness maker, and by a German named Solomon Lehrburg, a jobber in clothes. Dickerman’s stock was damaged several thousand dollars by water. He was insured in the following companies:—Capital, of this city, $4,000; Connecticut Fire, $2,750; Glenn’s Falls, $2,750; Merchants’, of New York, $1,250; Mutual, of Albany, $1,250. Lehrburg’s loss 1s estimated at’ $10,000, on which there is $5,000 insurance. Lloyd's loss was small. The damage to the building was light, Isaac Vanderpoel, City Attorney of this city, died to-day of malignant erysipelas. Incendiary Fire in Bath, Stenben County—Loss Nearly $500,000. Etaira, Dec. 28, 1868, ‘The Post Office and Kellogg House at Bath, Steu- ben county, were destroyed by fire last night. Both buildings were entirely destroyed, together with the furniture of the Kellogg House, which had just been put in entirely new. The totall oas js estimated at nearly half a million of dollars. The contents of the Post Ofice were saved. The amount of insurance, which 1s large, is not known here, or in what companies held, although it is stated that they were princi- pally New England companies. It is belleved the fire was the work of an incendiary. Opposition to Convict Labor—Meeting of Buf- falo MechaniceAnother Bridge Over the Ningara River. BUFFALO, Dec. 23, 1868, A large and enthusiastic meeting of the mechanics of Buffalo was held this evening to take action on the question of the employment of State con- vict labor. General W. F. Rogers, Mayor of the city, presided, and speeches were made D. 8. Bennet and ©. 8. Macomber and several leading mechanics. Resolutions were adoptea denunciatory of the present system of farming out convict labor, setting forth the injus- tice of bringing penal labor m competition with honest industry, suggesting as a remedy calling upon the Legislature to abolish the system or modify the plan of the Clinton Prison, and calling upon the mechanics throughout the State to agitate the re- form. Action was taken in the City Council to-day look- ing to the building of an international bridge over Niagara river, connecting Buffalo with the Canada shore. TENNESSEE. Arrest of a Bank President on a Chargo of Embezzling State Fands. MEMPHIS, Dec, 28, 1868. George Kutler, late President of the Tennessee Na- tional Bank, was arrested yesterday by an officer from Nashville on a charge of embezzling the school fund of the State. The amount is nearly $300,000, He ‘was taken to Nashville last night for trial. Mob Law Denounced=The Laws to Be En- forced in Giles County. NsHviELe, Dec, 28, 1868, At a mass meeting of the citizens of Giles county held in Pulaski on Thursday resolutions were adopted condemning the late instances of mob law in that county and declaring that the laws must and shall be enforced against all offenders. The leading men of all parties participated. It ts believed the meeting will prevent farther violations of the law by the mob in Giles county, as the people are deter- mined to uphold the civil authorities. PENNSYLVANIA. Convention of Colored Men at Pittsburg. PITTSBURG, Dec, 28, 1868. A Convention of the colored men of West- ern Pennsylvania was held here to-day. Henry Highiand Garrett, the President of Avery College; was chosen chairman, in the evening resolutions were discussed and adopted re- commending that the elective franchise be extended to the colored men of the State. The Convention propose to bring this matter before the State Legis- lature and take measures to secure this, as weil as to provide for the educational tuterests of the colored peoplé of the State. WASHINGTON. The Reported Measures of Reconciliation Be- tween General Grant and the President. Extent of the Christmas Am- nesty of the President. The Accomplices in the Assassination of President Lincgn Not Included. General Grant to Spend His New Year’s in Philadelphia. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 1868. Movements of General Grant. General Grant will leave this city on Wednesday evening next for Baltimore, where he will remain until Thorsday, and then leave for Philadelphia, spending New Year’s Day in the latter city. While in the latter city General Grant will be the guest of Mr. Albert, Washington Canards—Reported Reconcilia- tion of Grant and Johnson. Last week was one fruitful of canards. The coun- try was told, in double leaded despatches from Washington, what Grant's policy would be. It was informed that Grant had told Senator this that, and Congressman that this. It was told Grant was ready for reconciliation with Johnson, only waiting for a suitable opportunity to embrace and deliver the kiss of peace, It was told Grant had certainly empow- ered friends to initiate pacific negotiations, and that these negotiations had resulted in a determination to bring the President im esse and ,the President in Suturo in close and affectionate unfon on New Year’s day. It was told that certain Senators—names not given, of course—had agreed upon what would sat- isfy them as a final settlement of the much agitated and never to be adjusted Alabama claims. It was told Grant was at loggerheads with Congress about the Tenure of Office bill, and that the radical mem- bers were determined to Johnsonize the coming man of the White House. It was told that ason of the terrible Chronicle and chronic Forney had fought a duel with an unknown officer—four shots exchanged and nobody hurt. In fact, it was told all sorts of things, which on investigation proved to be only pure fabrications out of the whole cloth, manufac- tured owing to a dearth of reliable news or palmed off on correspondents for the deliberate purpose of a “ell.” I only think it worth while to notice one of the sensational despatches—to wit, that which re- lated to the proposed reconciliation between Johnson and Grant. Whatever may be in the future destined to bring these two famous gentlemen together again on familiar or even speaking terms no one can say, but certain it is that no step looking to reconcilia- tion has up to the present moment been taken on either side. Johnson seems to be as hostile to this soft impeachment as he was to Thad Stevens’ and Ben Butler's softer impeachment some months ago. He knows nothing about any pacifie overtures from the President elect, and the latter, so far from having resolved to present the olive branch next Friday, has deliberately accepted engagements that will carry him out of town on Wednesday and keep him thero until long afver the New Year’s festival. The story alto- gether had as much plausibility about it as the one that was published here the day after Grant's re- turn from Galena, and which stated that President Johnson had called on nis victorious successor to congratulate him on his election. It was remarka- bly like a whale at the time, but nevertheless, large as it was, there were scores of papers through- out the country silly enough to copy it and comment gravely in double leaded editorials. President Johnson, of course, did not call upon Grant at that time nor on any occasion since. Neither has any Senator, much less the prudent and cautious General Schofield, been impertinent enough to open negotiations with tbe object of reconcilla- tion between Grant and Johnson, and for the very best of reasons, because no one has been authorized to do so by either Grant or Johnson. General Grant’s Railroad Policy. It is worth while to explode another of the sensa- tion despatches, which described Grant as pitching into the policy of tasuing bonds to the Pacific Rail- road companies. By a letter received here to-day from Senator Pomeroy, of Kansas, it appears that Pomeroy himself is the Senator who had the conver- sation with Grant at the same time that Mr. Ames had the talk. Senator Pomeroy states that during that conversation Grant never uttered a word hos- tile to the Pacific Railroad interests, and that he merely spoke generally of the necessity for economy in the administration of the government. It may be safely stated that this is about the whole truth of the story, which was designedly exaggerated and mag- nified to accomplish a certain purpose. The Alabama Claims Negotiations. ‘The basis of agreement on the Alabama claims, published in @ New York evening paper last Satur- day, which, it was alleged, is the only one the Sen- ate would ratify, turns outto be the mere coinage of the brain of the correspondent who sent it. Mr. Sumner, chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, says the subject has never been discussed in committee, and he is not aware what opinions his fellow members entertain concerning it, As for himself, he has not been able to ascertain, oMicially, what is the exact status of the negotia- tions, and allhe knows about it he has gathered from the American and British press. It ts not the custom of the Senate or any committee thereof to announce in advance what it will do as regaras the ratification of treaties and negotiations with foreign countries. The private views of Senators on the settie- ment of the Alabama claims are as varied aa those of the people at large; but the Senate in its consideration of the subject, when it shall have been submitted by the President, will be largely guided by the recom- mendations of the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom it will be referred. Mr. Sumner states that, without underteking to say what terms of agree- ment will be accepted by the Senate, he can safely assert that those mentioned tn the despatch to the New York evening paper in question have not been settled upon by his committee, nor, he thinks, by any considerable number of Senators outside the com- mittee. The subject is one of which the Senate can take no cognizance until it is officially laid before them by the President. It is noticeable that this de- spatch came from the same source as the one an- nouncing @ complete settlement of the Alabama claims, published some weeks ago. Another Speech from Senator Morton. Senator Morton had a long interview to-day with the Secretary of the Treasury, and subsequently with Treasurer Spinner. He ts collecting additional facts and statistics concerning the public debt and the Mnances generally, to be used in his reply to Greeley’s letter, which he expects to have ready in afew days. The Indiana Senator has no desire to enter into @ pro'onged controversy with the philos- opher of the 7rivune on the subject of resumption. His object is to administer such a dose to Greeley in hus forthcoming answer as will silence him and ex- pose his theories to ridicule. A spicy portion of Morton's answer will be devoted to the latter part of Greeley’s letter, wherein he hints that Morton is only @ recent convert the Pendleton-Butler heresy of paying the debt, princip§i and interest in greenbacks. ; Border Raffian Wild Cat Railroad Jobs. Avery important fact, hitherto kept from public view, is now attracting more than. ordinary atten tion, It appears that certain enterprising lobby job bers have been carrying on a profitable business for some years past by fishing up old wild cat railway or other charters granted by the border ruMan Territo- rial Legislature of Kansas of 1865, and getting them subsidized from the national Treasury. One hundred and forty-seven of those wild cat charters were created during the summer session of 1855. How many have been galvanized into life to become re- ciptents of aid from the national Treasury is not now known. One of them—the Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western Company, now known as the Union Pacifle Kastern Division—it is estimated has been aided, direst'y and indireetly, to the tane of $32,000,000 or thereabouts. ‘Tho positions now taken by many that no corporation should be the recipient of a national subsidy except such as are organized by Congress expressly forthe purpose, likethe Union Pacific Railroad Company, for exampis, the charter for which was granted by Congress July 1, 1862, and contains, besides the names of 160 of the soundest business men in the Union as corporators, eighty-one distinct provisions guarding against the abuse of the nation’s subsidy by the company’s managers. In granting subsidies no distinction seems to have been made between a company thus organized and wild cat corporations that had their origin ina border ‘Territorial Legislature. Both classes have been sub- sidized upon the same terms and conditions, Effects of the Amnesty Proclamation. Much confusion prevails as to the full extent and operation of President Johnson’s last amnesty proc- lamation, some people, and even good lawyers, sup- posing that it was not only intended to cover the cases of Jeff Davis, his Cabinet and all persons guilty of treason excepted from preceding proclamations, but that it also should work the release of Arnold, Spangler and Mudd, now suffering at the Dry Tortu- @ as accomplices in some way with the parties who conspired for the assassination of President Lincoln. However courts may construe the President's last amnesty, should it come up judicially, there seems tobe no doubt that Mr. Jonson did not intend to extend the boon of pardon to any other than politi- cal prisoners, or such people as had been guilty of treason, and were either in prison or under certain kinds of disability, Under this view of the procla- mation Davis and his confederate Cabinet would un- doubtedly be relieved from further prosecution or disabilities and be restored to all their civil rights, except as curtailed by Congressional enactments not in conflict with the constitution, What portion of these laws are thus in conflict is a question which of course remains to be determined by future adjudica- tion. Juvenile Entertainment Giyen by the Italian Minister. A most interesting entertainment was given this evening by the Chevalier Marcel Cerruti, the Italian Minister, at his elegant residence on Pennsylvania avenue. It consisted of a charming Christmas en- tertainment to about seventy little children belong- ing to the ertme de la crime of Washington society. ‘There were present General Grant and lady, Postmaster General Randali and lady, As- sistant Secretary of State Frederick W. Seward, Mr. Ford, of the British Legation; most of the Secre- tarles of Foreign Legations, ex-Mayor Wallach, Mr. Joseph C. J. Kennedy, General Badeau, Mr. Riggs, the banker, together with a large number of ladies of this city. The entertainment com menced about seven o'clock by the crown- ing of little Miss Grant as Queen of the evening. The Chevalier Cerrati performed this graceful ceremony himself, placing upon the head of the sweet little daughter of our President elect a very beautiful crown, sparkling with precious stones. The petite Queen was thereupon conducted to her throne, and her royal consort for the nonce, Master Thornton, son of the English Minister, was placed by her side. Master Blair, son of Montgomery Blair, was next made Prime Minister of her Majesty, and a young lady appointed chief maid of honor. During these ceremonies all the liliputian subjects of Queen Grant stood atound in silent but delighted astonishment, the grown folks filling up the background with admiring faces, Queen Grant, with a right royal air and most be- witching grace, then announced that she was ready to deliver an address to her subjects. Saying this she delivered a pretty bundie of manuscript to her lady in waiting, who in a clear, merry voice read the address. This of course cannot be laid before your readers in extenso, It began by congratulating her subjects on the happiness that blesved her realm at home, and then alluded to the aqnity which existed with other nations, This amity was illustrated in the shower of presents which had been bestowed upon her on this happy occasion of her coronation. The address terminated happily by the expression of the hope that her subjects would continue in happiness and peace for all time and thatthe revolution of a year would find them “as blissful and as fortunate asat present. Queen Grant then announced to her subjects that to signalize the joyful occasion of her coronation and the kindly feelings that filled her heart she would invite all to be the recipipnis of her royal bounty. This wasa most interesting part of the ceremony, especially to the juvenile subjects, who were conducted one after another to an urn, whence each drew a ticket, which, on being presented to the royal almoner, was exchanged for a valuable present. The young subjects thought their queen the right kind of a monarch, and voted to keep her in power forever. The entertainment concluded with a princely sup- per, which was heartily enjoyed by all present. Altogether it was the most charming and enjoyable affair that has occurred for many a year, and no doubt will live in the memory of the little ones long after the accomplished Cerruti shall cease to figure in this mundane sphere. Of course all the presents were supplied by the liberal bounty of the Chevalier. The children of President Johnson were invited to the entertainment, but, owing to the preparations for the White House juvenile party to-morrow even- ing, were obliged to decline. The young folks’ re- ception at the Bxeoutive Mansion promises to be highly interesting. Nearly 400 children have already been invited, but onlyrabout half have sent answers. Among those who have declined are the children of General Grant. Is this one of the signs of tue com- tng pacification? Rather not, Another Version of General Custer’s Indian Battle. Thomas Murphy, Superintendent of the Central Indian Department, arrived in the city this morning. From the statements made by Mr. Murphy tn con- nection with the late attack by General Custer on the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians on the Washita river there is very little doubt that another fearful blunder was in that case committed by our military com- manders. In thesummer of 1867, when the Peace Commissioners were in the Indian country, they had made arrangements to meet a number of chiefs at Fort Kearny, and Superintendent Murphy had represented to them that some of the more im- Portant chiefs of the disaffected tribes could be gotten together at a poimt some miles further in the interior. They deputed Murphy to go there and meet the Indians he alluded to, Murphy set out on his journey and found much greater diMculty in bringing together the bands he wanted than he anticipated. Here he’ met Black Kettle, who informed him tat if he would go to Medicine Lodge creck he, Black Kettle, would assist him in assembling the Indians. Murphy expressed some doubts as to whether it would not be extremely hazardous to venture into that country. He could not take with him a military escort, as that would alarm the Indians and prevent them from assembling. Black Kettle, a Cheyenne chief, little Raven, an Arapahoe chief, and Satanta, another chief, promised to accom pany him to protect and aid him in his undertaking. Murphy went to Medicine Lodge creek, escorted by these chiefs and forty war- riora belonging to Little Raven's band. These chiefs also rendered very valuable service by sending out runners to the hostile Indiana and bring- ing them into the council. This was the attitude of the chiefs in August, 1867, only @ few months after the burning of their village by General Hancock. The council was held and a treaty entered into, about 7,000 Indians being present, the large attendance being mainly due to the exertions of Black Kettle and the other chiefs. Moreover, Black Kettle expressed the great- est pleasure when he beheld the signing of the treaty, During the conferences held hero the Peace Commissioners promised that food and agricultural implements should be furnished to the Indians and that provision should be made for their education, Those promises Were carried out unt the appropriation became exhausted, and Congress having failed to make any further appropriation che issue ceased. The Indians, therefore, depending upon those promises to a great extent, neglected to provide their usual supply of food and became very destitute, They sufered terribly, and thus it happened that trains from the Bast passing through their country were tmportuned for food, and when it wag refused they vook It by force. Matters were in this deplorabie condition when General Sherman notified -the Secretary of the Interior that he had sont General Hazen ani Colonels Boone and Wynkoop to Fort Cobb W'sl «boat $50,000. General Hazen waa tmatracie. 9 collect all the friendly Indians from those tribes then engaged in | road thronzgh to the © Pacific. hostilities at or near Fort Cobb and to furnish them with provisions, and thus endeavor to induce them to go upon reservations. Orders were also given to issue the an- nuity goods to such friendly Indians as should comply with the call. From ali the evidence that can be obtained in regard to the object which these Indians had in view in moving towards Fort Cobb it is fully believed that they were @ party of about 300 friendly Indians whom Black Kettle and other chiefs had prevailed upon to respond to the call of General Hazen and by the direction of Colonel Wynkoop, their agent;*jthat they were then on their way to Fort Cobb, and had reached a point within avout fifty miles of it, Con- fiding in the promises of the authorities, the Indians retired to rest without surrounding their camp with @ guard, @ precaution which is never, under any cir- cumstances, neglected when moving as a war party. In the dead of night their camp was surrounded by Custer’s troops, and the friendiy Indians were slaughtered to the tune of “Garry Owen.” It is un- derstood now that several Cherokee Indians who had borne arms in the Union armies during the late rebellion were with the party under Black Kettle. They had accompanied the party on ® trading expedition, and were killed with the warriors and braves of the Cheyennes and Arapahoes, This matter, 1 is said, will be laid before the Committee on Indian Affairs and a com- mittee of investigation asked for, in order that the blame may rest where it properly belongs. Work of the Appropriation Committee. The House Appropriation Committee finished their consideration of the Diplomatic and Consular Ap- propriation bill to-day, and made some progress on the Executive, Legislative and Judicial bill. This makes two out of the ten appropriation bills ready to be brought before the House. General Van Wyck’s Whitewashing Report. Generai Van Wyck in a letter to a friend says the report made by nim a week ago was approved by the Joint Committee on Retrenchment, two only of the eleven members being absent, Cholera in the West Indies. ‘The United States Consul at St. Thomas, West Indies, under date of December 12, says:— “The last report from Guadaloupe Is that the cholera has made its appearance at that place and that fever exists at St. Kitts, This government has therefore puta quaranine on vessels arriving from either of those ports. Vessels arriving from England are also subject to quarantine inspection.” Naval Gazette. ‘The following naval orders have been tssued:—Rear | Admirat Radford, detached from the command of the Washington Navy Yard on the 20th of January and ordered to command the European squadron; Captain Edward Middleton, from the command of the Pensacola, ordered to command the Lacka- wanna; Captain J. 0. Howell, from duty as a mem- ber of the Examining Board, and ordered to duty as Fleet Captain of the European squadron; Captain George H. Preble, from duty as Fleet Cap- tain of the North Pacific squadcon, and ordered to command the Pensacola; Commander Thomas Scott Fillebrown, from the Hydropathic Office at Washington, ordered to the command of the Narraganset; Lieutenant Commander R. K. Dues, from. the receiving ship Vermont, ordered to the Narraganset; Ensign J. N. Hemphill, from Teague Island station, Paymaster; ©. P. ‘Thompson, from the Naval Hospital at New York; Passed Assis- tant Surgeam George 8. Bright, from \..2 Naval Hos- pital at Washington; Midshipmen Wm. 8B, H. Farley, C. H. West, J. P. Merrill and G, J. Mitchell, from the Franklin, and ordered to the Kenosha on the 20th of January next; Rear Admiral C. H. Poor, ordered to command the Washington Navy Yard; Com- mander E. J. Selfridge, ordered to duty as president and Captain Thomas G. Corbin as a member of the Examining and Retiring Board; Commander C. H. Baldwin as Fleet Captain of the North Pacific squadron; Lieutenant Commanders Byron Wilson, Cc. H. Tracy and W. W. Hendrickson, Master G. 0. Reiter, Chief Engineer Jackson, M. C. Elwell, First Assistants J. H. Able and A. 8. E. Mullen, Second Assistants Thomas Lypch and W. S. Willis to the Kenosha. Dinner Party at Senator Sumner’s. Senator Sumner gave a dinner party this evening to a number of foreign Ministers resident here. All tho rooms on the first and second floors were thrown open and the Senator's books, pictures and statuary liberally exposed to view. Mrs. Sumner, who was expected to be present at this inauguration of the winter's festivities, failed to make ber appearance, THE GIGANTIC RAILROAD JOBS. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 1868, ‘The somerset turned by the New York radical organ on the 24th inst. in its double leaded despatch and editorial endorsing General Grant's alleged de- claration of opposition to additional railroad sub- sidies, would be amusing were it not so very suggest- ive of lobby jobbery. Asa general rule the radical organ aids and champions the Treasury ring and all Jobbing raids upon our national Treasury, while the HERALD always opposes them. Take, for example, the job now before Congress (bill 570) granting the Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western Railroad Com- pany, now known as the Union Pacific Eastern Di- vision, about $1,000,000 additional subsidy. The HERALD steadily opposed the whole job from the first, while the radical organ just as steadily aided it, until General Grant’s opposition became apparent, when it flopped quite over, and will doubticss claim henceforth to bave opposed it from the first. The history of this particular job extends back some thirteen years and is quite interesting. Among the 147 acta of incorporation passed by the far famed border rufian Territorial Legislature of Kansas in 1865 was one granting a charcer to the Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western Rallroat Company, a copy of which is now before us (Statutes Kansas Territory, 1865, page 914). It makes several members of the border ruflan Legislature, or their friends, corpora- tors, constitutes five of them @ board of directors, and gives them extraordinary powers—among others that of determining how many of their board shall constitute a quorum. In 1861 this com- pany managed to secure by “treaty” with the Delaware Indians a large portion of that tribe's reservation—the finest lands in the coun- try. In 1862 Senator Lane, of Kansas, managed to puta “rider” onthe Pacific Railroad bili granting this wildcat border Legisiative company a United States bond subsidy of $6,300,000, a land subsidy estimated to be worth $20,000,000, and the privilege of floating a first mortgage under that of the govern- ment of $6,300,000, making the total government aid, direct and indirect, about $32,000,000 to a mere. local Territorial company. One very important fact in regard to this businwss seems, strangely enough, to have been kept preaty much from public knowiedge during the past ive or six years. Certain lobbyists have carried on a very profitable business for themselves by fishing up ola wildcat charters granted by the Kan- sas Territorial Legislature of 1855, and getting them. subsidized by the national government on thesame terms as are exacted of the Pacific Railroad Com- pany, chartered by Congress expressly for the pur- pose and guarded by every possible rest riction anu wholesome regulation incorporated into. the charter, ‘The act of Congress, approved July 1, 1262, creati ag, chartering and subsidizing tho Union Pacific }xail- toad Company contains eighty-one astringent, aud carefully framed provisions governing and regi ating every act of the company’s officers and names 160 of the soundest business men in the United States as corporators. Provision is made for the ap;pointment by the President of the United States of twrodirectors to represent the national govervment in, the Board, and every possible precautionary provision against the abuse of the government trust by the company’s officers is made part and pareel of the, charter. The company thus organized is, Aoubtiess, a safe and proper custodian of the na‘fonal subsidy con- fided to it, Not eo the compa vies operating under wildcat charters granted by the Kansas Territorial Legislature of 1865; yet-we o'yserve that these local border corporations have been subsidized from our public treasury upou the same terms as the com- pany of national origin, and that they find in the radical organ @ lusty “hampion. A three column letter and An editorial ‘m the radical organ of June 1 representa in glowing terms the Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western Railroad, now known as the Unton Pactile Bestera Division, as a groat national toad, and st 4ety recommends additional aid to Gnable Oe Cok protege to extend an independent lead! Paani ath cea EE NE AE Re ER ERLE LO LE EEE % The amount asked was about $50,000,000 in addition to what they have already received, and the lobby did actually get a bill through the Senate last July granting them about two per cent on the amount asked, or $1,000,000. But when it reached the Speaker's table at the commencement of the present session it was promptly exposed by the HERALD, and denounced, it is said, by Generat Grant. Now, therefore, that the job is se unmis- takably dead that its friends have no further hope, its quondam friend, the radical organ, turns aud gives it a virtuously indignant kick at parting. Though the business of subsidizing wildcat rail- road corporations is at an end, the occupation of the lobby jobbers, organ is by no means gone, There are the Treasury ring schemes, the extension of national bank subsidy to $500,000,000, the Alta Vela aiatr and the man who wants $5,000,000 to tunnel! the Rocky Mountains for gold to heip the “on to specte payment” tolks—all of them favorite jobs, and ali ready for a raid on the taxpayers’ treasury. THE NEXT CABINET. Mr. Washburne to Go to France—Senator Morton, [Washington (Dec. 27) correspondence of the Phila- delphia Press. No one has any right to speak with knowledge as tothe next Cabinet. All talk of that character is speculative. But one thing may be considered cer- tain. Mr. E. B, Washburne will not enter the Cabi- net, and without doubt will obtain the French mis- sion. The latter appointment. may be considered settled, if anything can be at this early day. Mr. Washburne 18 authority for the denial of Cabinet honors coming to him. Within a few days he told a pecminme Representative from Indiana that, while he had not been offered a seat in General Grant's Cabinet and Knew nothing as to that or any otver appointment, the condition of his health was such as to preclude even the wish for a Cabinet position. He farther intimated that unless it improved he should be compelled to retire from the House also. Senator Morton is being urged from all paris of the . country in the strongest manner for the Treasury. The Senator says of these efforts that, while he can- not refuse what has not and probably will not be offered to him, yet should such an event occur he should unhesitatingly decline, both on account of iL health and the much more congenial character to himself of his Senatorial position, PROJECTS OF FREKDMEN.—Some freedmen in tuie section having realized enough corn tv support tugit families until the next crop can be gathered, sud being able to purchase a horse with the proceeds of their cotton, express a determination to rent land and farm on their own account next year, ‘the number likely to pursue such a course being sinall, however, it is not thought that the price of labor will be enhanced.—Mansflel MAILS FOR EUROPE. (La) Times, The Cunard mail steamship Australasia will wave this port on Wednesday for Liverpool. The mails for Europe will close at tho PoagOiice at half-past eleven o'clock A. M. on Wednesday. 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