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‘ews arrives that a new army of filibus' EUROPE. PROGRESS OF REPUBLICANISM IN SPAIN, eee Past and Present Condition of the Cretans. Liberal Changes in the French Ministry. ‘The steamahip Russia, of the Cunard line, Captain Cook, from Liverpool 19th, via Queenstown 20th, ar- rived here yesterday afternoon- She brings two days ater details of our cable telegrams, ‘The Dano-Russian Telegraph Company have re- ceived a commission to lay asubmarine telegraph cable between Sweden and Finland, The Pall Mall Gazette of the 18th ult. says that M. Paul de Castagnac has been sentenced to six days’ imprisonment for wounding his cousin, M. Lissaga- ray, ina duel, ‘The same paper announces that a long pending dispute between the operative masons of Aberdeen and their masters is now tn a fair way of being ami- eably setiled, both parties having agreed to submit ‘the matter to an arbiter mutally agreed upon. The son of the late King Theodore of Abyssinia still resides at Freshwater, in the Isle of Wight, He goes regularly to school at Bonchurech. Alamayou fs still under the care of Captain Speedy, who brought him to England, The Phare of Marseliles states that the woman Gabriel, one of the persons accused in the late case of husband poisoning in that town, and who was condemned to hard labour for life, has Just died in the hospital of Aix. She was serious|y ill during the trial, and had to be carried to and from the court. ‘The Emperor Napoleon gave 1,000 francs towards the statue of Mr. Cobden which has been erected at Camdentown, and on the 17th ult, the committee under whom the statue was put up waited on the French ambassador to request that he would thank the Emperor for his donation and convey to his Ma- Jesty a photographic picture of the unveiling of the statue. An agrarian outrage is reported to have been per- petrated on Saturday, the 12th ult., in Meath county. Mr. Morgan Rotheram was fired at while driving from Virginia to Athboy on that evening. A slug Passed through his hat. Another slug struck Mrs, Rotheram in the forvhead, wounding her severely; it glanced off, or it would have kiled her. A Rotterdam paper says:— Should the Cortes decide in favor of the monarchy in Spain itis reported that Prim, Serrano and Olo- zaga have arranged to run the Prince of Carignay (Savoy-Carignauo), and attive measures are bi taken to secure his acceptance. He 13 now fifty-t years old, and is Admiral of the Joyal (talian fleet and Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of that kingdom. TURKEY AND GREECE. he Past and Present Conditions of Cretan ‘Atizirs, CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 5, 1968. Ihave at various intervals during the past year given you what [ believe to have been a correct and honest statement of the condition of affairs in Crete, and have endeavored to show that by a system of moderation without precedent in the history of re- bellions m any coun the Otloman government bas patiently labored to restore peace and quiet to the heterogeneous population of Crete, a poruon of which, less wise than their Bulgarian coreligionists and fellow subjects. permitted themselves to be made the instruments and dupes of Greek and Ruasian revolationists. ‘The wise and generous measures recommended by ‘the Grand Vizier and approved of and adopted by the Porte involving no more bloodshed than what ‘was caused by the armed opposition of the insur- gents to the Sultan’s forces gradually drove thei to their last strongholds, where, no longer encouraged by receiving regular reinforcements and supplies, and almost entirely deserted by the population of the island, many of the chiefs of the insurrection returned to Greece, and the remainder, despairing of success, only awaited an opportunity to escape, or an amnesty which would permit them to lay down their arms. Jn the meantime, the Ottoman government, under the impression that no further attempts would be made to revive the disturbances, and in answer to the nomerous petitions of the men of the island whose wives and children had been transported to Greece, determined to take upon itself the charitable onice of reconveying the poor starving exiles to their homes, for whict purpose several steamers, Freuch and Austrian, were clartered, at a heavy expense. Notwithstanding the great opposition offered the Greeks to their departure several taousands of wo- men aud children have aireauy returned to Crete, only too glad to escape from thelr hospitable enter: tainers. Even at the Pireas m 1 m con- veying thetr tamil beaten and isrown toto the sea by the mob; others have been arrested on the eve of their departure and payment demanied for the sucker and nourishment extended vo their fan by the Cretan Committee irom funds contributed in Europe, Rugiand, aud America for this charitable object. ina, Teceatly, an Austrian Kicamer sent to embark several hundred families Who, having no meansof their own, had petitioned the Ottoman minster ai Atiens for aid to return to Nes, Was hot peruil'ted to commnnicace with yy wa forced to leave them behind. ‘Thus subjects are deained as ners upon i 88 proceeding does not efugees aliempt to obstacle Lv thrown leave for their natty fo the way of their Jeparture, yugh I hay heard of another imetance exhibiting such wu regard of the commercial riglts of the Nag of a Iriendly Power. But the crisis which every observer of the frequent acts of open hosulity that have been commitied by the Greeks, in aid of the insurrection in Candia, have xpecten has at last arrived, and patience has to bea virtue, At the moment when it was hi the just rection was at an end and a portion of the army had already been withdrawn—the pre- sence of #0 strong a force not being deemed necessa- ry to cope with the few remaining tnsurgents—the pre is on the point of leaving for Crete, composed in part of sol- diers diacharged from the Greek army and officers who have resigned, and supplied with munitions of war taken from the Greck arsenal, all of which has been done with the tacit approval of the Sublime government, Seeing this tie Vorte made a tory demand upon the government of King ree to put @ stop to any further hostile proceedings against Crete, demanding a categorical answer, which reply is said to be that, however mnen the Athens goverament may regret what has occurred, not control the action of the people, which tt derstood has been communicated by tele- wh through Phuteates Bey, the Ottoman Minis- ter at Athens, who, “it is ati, has received orders to domaud his passport and return to Constantinopie, La the mweantiiae Hobart Pacha, ap ex-captain in the British navy, who commanded & Wilmington biockade runner durtng the civil war, Jeaves to-day to take command of the juadron 4m Cretan waters, and Ibrahin Pacha is appointea to the feet in the Archipelago. ‘The question of order- Ing all Hellenic subjects to leave here within seven days and of expelling Greck ships from the ports of the empire was yesterday before the Cou cil of Ministers, and It is generally believed that sr ‘or ge & tnoagnre will be resorted to. It ls said that the ever. getic steps now belng taken by the Ottoman govern- ineut are approved of by the English, French, Prus- sian and Austrian ambassadors, The Russian am baseador also, Who has hitherto shown much $1 Yseey With the Greek cauge, Is said to have remarked iat We can no longer plead any excuse for the Greeks. Itis currentiy rumored that considerable supplies Of money and arms have recently been re- ceived by the insurgents from America, ‘The occurrences of the past two days have created @panic on the Galata Bourse, which caused a fall ia the tive por cent consols, which a few days since were seliing at jorty-seven, to forty-one, the closing Prive of yesterda: The Greek subjects pow living in Constantinople Must bo at leust 6,000, and nearly hulf the ships Shut Pas? through the Bospnorns “alao carry the iveek flag. In view, therefore, of the serious losses Wiileh a rapture with Turkey would be sure to entail upon the merce and subjects of G: » it is probable that A pressure will be tmmediatoly (io Wear upon the Athens Cabinet that will Induce tt to w It is to be remenmbere er, that a large number of the wealthy are wider the Russian or French protection, olohel O'Reilly arrived here from. aud was immowetely tharched oif under @ n to (he Tarkish prison at Stamboul, ) one has been Mlowed to ¢ unlente with hit. tf hear that the Atuvassador, Mr. Blliott, haa, oF Will demand, that he be delay over to the B anthorities, to be confined tn the Consular prison until his case is trivd and dlapused of The iglish and American momvers of hia stall are also Gaby expec here. Minister Morris wilt demand, Gud Wi dov #8 OFLU, Lhe Custody Of the Amer! eas On (herr arrive . FRANCE. Liberal Changes im the French Ministry. Paat, Dec. 18, 1863, ‘The Emperor, on his return from Complégne yes- terday, the 17th inst., was desiroas to mark his re- turn by giving satisfaction to the public, and, con- trary to expectations at the present moment, he signed a decree by which he nominates M. de la Va- lette Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the place of M. De Moustier; M. Dé Forcade 1a Roquette Minister of the Interior, in the place of M. Pinard, and M. Gres- sier Minister of Public Works, Agriculture and Com- merce, These changes have & most liberal tendency and will be welcomed by the body of the nation, M. Rouher, the Minister of peace, will remain at hia post, in order to quell the effervescence of boiling Marshal Niel. This wise measure of the Emperor is @ complete disavowal of the severe steps taken by the police and army on the 2d of December, and the press wil! breathe with more liberty under the super- inion os Minister who is less aniagonistic than M. ard. SPAIN. Reprblican Address to the Peopis of Cadiz. [Translated from me Republica Federal, Cadiz, Dec. 10.) Republicans of Syain, republicans of Europe, re- pubiicans of the entire universe, shed a tear over the tomb of a hundred of our brothers, a hundred mar- tyrs to the republican cause, who have fallen victims to the ferocity of the sword (that worthy agent of tyranny) in this the land of Cadiz, that has always been the fleld for the liberties of Spain, Let us beg a tear for them, and also for donble the number of innocent victims—soldiers, women and chtldren—sacrificed to the tyranny of a few mésera- bles who only bear the image of man. ‘The human form often bidea the heart of a tiger, and these wild beasts dishonor humanity by their acts, Let us always abhor those infamous persons who do not hesitate, vilely and cowardly, to kill their fetlow creatures under some pretext or other, but invariably to satisfy their ambition, Let us pardon their unfortunate ignorance, miser- able slaves, who perform the office of a d r that the ambitious hand of a traitor, of a second Cain, plunges into the heart of his brethren, The responsibility of the sad events that we now lament can never fail to reflect on those men whoin the barbarous laws of war con- vert into machines, always ready to exterminate when urged on by those drivers, so repulsive to the public interest, and that bear the titles of generals. Republicans, let us forgive those who, forcibly wrested from the bosom of their families, convert the pestilence of the garrison and the military des- woustn Into the executioners of those same families, et us forgive them, becanse the sentiments of bru- tality produced by discipline prevent them from understanding what they do. Let us forgive thei all, without any thought of vengeance, for vengeance only dishonors the avenged; but let us take justice—yes ! justice for that blood that we now see reeking; justice for those pre- mature tombs; justice for such high Infamy against such barbarous proceedings; justice against those cannibals who thus cut up a people, who thus dis- honor the human race and deny the clvilization of a people such as ours. Republicans of Spain, republicans of Europe, re- publicans of the entire universe, let us raise an altar in our own hearts to the brothers who did not hesi- tate one moment to sacrifice themselves wo the liberty of man, to those who gave thelr blood in order to prevent tyranny from casting the chains of slavery around the noble people of Srain, to those who would not allow that the flag of the republic, the emblem of liberty and the standard of progress should be polluted by the menials of despotism. ‘The blood of our brethren requires no vengeance, but only justice, and justice shall be done. Brethren, let us pray to-day for our brethren, the martyrs to our holy cause; let us pray also for those innocent soldiers who were snerificed; let us weep for ail, for they are all sons of the people, The Progress of Repeblicanism in Spain. {From the London Standard, Dec. 17.) All the efferts of the provisional government to put a pleasant face ov things, and to represent the Spanish people as ettber perfectly united or perfecily tolerant In their differences, have not availed to hide from us the plain truth that, in Spain as elsewhere, there isa republican party, acd that, in Spam as elsewhere, republicanism means an appea! to force when the hope of asserting itself by peace- able means can no longer be depended on. The proofs are beyond all question. Both at Seville and at Madrid the moutlpteces of the ad- vanced democrats, who had already frankly pro- nounced in favor ofa republican form of govern- ment for Spain, tet Berg thetr sympathies for the Cadiz uprising, While Its star appeared in the ascendant, and just as frankly attempted to suggest the terms on which its ‘promoters siould be allowed to capitulate when their star waned. The terme are curious, A veil was tobe thrown over the occur- rence, und the belligerents were to “embrace as brothers.” The people were to retain their arms, and neither was their organization to be interfered with nor were their leaders to be removed. To crown all, “a republican element was to be sdmit- ted into the provistonal government.” It is this last demand which sheds a floed of light on the whose transaction; for it isthe absence of this clear and definite republican element which is pleaded as & justification of the outbreak at Cadiz, and urged as the only sure preventive of similar occurrences else- where. Noris it only In the press that such pleas have been advanced, An extraordinary sort St arey, has taken place between Serrano, Prim and Tope‘ on the one hand, and Castelar and Orense, the most conspicuous spokesmen of the republican party, on the other, ‘Their pretensions are precisely akin to those we have already described. If you will not turn out, they said, and let us take your places, at least share them with us. You are but a provisioual governinent, a body constituted by yourselves, and you fail to i. the entire feelings of the nation. Castelar is @ man of ‘warm temper, like Tost professional orators, and Marshal Serrano’s ears must have tingied when he told him, as we are weil tnformed he did, that he had been a court fa- vorite all his life, and was therefore the last man in the worid to be at the head of a liveral government. To this specious reproach if the cuce royal! favorite had no reply ready Admiral Topete had; and it was, to say the least of tt, equally true, much less person- al and intinitely more cogent. He wished to know where the republican party was during all those days between the 18th of Septem- ber and the Feast of St. Michael when royal authority ceased in Spain. The Unionist gen- erals had made the revolution, and they were the proper persons to have the direction. Such were the most bitter and telling utterances on etther aide duriug the interview. ‘The reat we are loft to sur- tise, But we think that to the argument of Setor Castelar, that ihere are republicans fn the countn and therefore there ought to be republicans in the provistoual government, thoee who still exclusively compose it need not have becn at a loss for a retort. There are reactionists in the country, but they are Not represented in the present executive; aud there are pienty of priests in te country, but their voice is not Just at present very potent. ‘Trac, it 1s to be open to universal suffrace and its issue, the Con- atituent Cortes, if that body is really to meet this side the Greek kaiends, to decide in favor of a repabli can form of government; bat we presume that it will aiso be open to it to decide in fayer of the return of Queeu Isabella and the restoration of priestly tafuence. If it is not—and despite the presumption we have for argament's sake been making, it probably is not—and if it would be esteemed absurd for the provisional government to allow ftself to be superseded, even through the instrumentality of the popular wiil, by the very regime it overthrew, might it not be deemed equally absurd were it te be Pot, by re- publicans, against whom, though {n @ less resolute manner, it has likewise professed to set its face,and from whom it received no assistance whatever in overthrowing the Bourbons? To our thinking the absurdity would be just as great, though owing to the unintelligible indecision of the existing execu- tive, it would not be by any means 80 obvious. Prim struck the first note ‘against a republic by his exclamations ‘You cannot have a republic without republicans:? but at the same time he and his colleagues went out of their way to give every opportunity and plenty of time for what few ayy republicans there may be in Spain to come to the front and make the most of themselves, Here 18 the really weak point in their postion. Vhey banned the Rourbons, they paralyzed Montpensier, they had no civility for any particular personage Whom rumors designated as a likely sovereign, But there was to bea free field for the republicanisin they ridiculed by ques- tioning its existence. Such @ proceeding was well calculated to coax republicanism, if it needed any coaxing, out of ifs obscurest corners, A good deal may be done, by even @ sual! party, if plenty of time only be given them and noth: 8 done tn the way of opposition or rival: And absolutely nothing has been done in that way by the provisional govern- Ment, Save the meagre expression of a theoreti- cal preference for monarchical institutions in the ab- stract, Pritn and his collengnea have not lifted finger to indicate to Spain the path it should take, ENGLAND. Reverdy Johnson and His Mission from an English Standpoint. [From the London Times, Dec. 17.) It ts not for us to enter into the differences of Opinion which are said to have arisen among Ameri- cans with — to the manner in which Mr, Jounson has discharged his mission; and It may be worth while to observe that, with one discreditabie exception, Which we shall presently notice, there has been nothigg tn our reception of Mr. Jolnson which has had the slightest reference to their politt- cal disputes, He has peen received and welcomed by all classes as the Minister of the United tea, He Was not selected by us, but was com niestoned by them, We have certainly uot been disposed to regret their choles, bat whoever they might have vent would havo been received here in a similar spirit and with similar unanimity. We giacly seized the opportunity of expressing 0 thelr representative the sincere friendanip we feel to- Fa ge them; and {f some persons have joined in hat expression Who in former times have been thought to display a diferent feeling, ic i# only a sigh that now at jeast we are unaninoue in our frrendiy sition. Had we, indeed, dispia Mr. Johnson, the Americana would 1 reason to complain, he 1s the ac credited minister from their government, and slight (o Dim would be a public slight to them, Mr Johason Lad hugwell plaved tho matter ip a very NEW YORK HERALD, Ff! proper light in a letter we publish elsewhere, Some workingmen connected with the Reform League had invited Bim to dinner; but, In consequence of the digeusatons in America to which we have aliuded, a division of feeling arose amoung the! id they have wituarawp the invitation, ‘They were not even con- tented with this piece of rudetieas, bat must needs Hl Mr. Johnson, in plain words, of & sup) “hos. ty towards him of a majority of Americans.” To this he justly replies that “he denies the right of any class of persons in this country, many or few, to question that he ts a repre- sentative of the government and people of the United States; and he objects, if possible, more decidedly, that any snch impression constitutes even the semblance of excuse for apy act of dis- courtesy towards him oiliciaily.” Mr. Johnson is fortunate im escaping from contact with persons who are obviously ignorant of the manners of gentlemen. But their insult to the United States Ambassador is of more importance than their rade- ness to Mr, Johnson, He ts not mistaken, however, in supposing that this committee represent nobody but themselves, and that the working class are in accord with al! other classes in the respect with which they desire to treat any one who may hold Ws office, Before Mr. Coningsby and his friends take upon themselves again to interfere in public matters we trust they will acquaint them- selves with the rules both of ordinary society and of amMeial courtesy. We repeat that so long a3 Mr. Johnson is the accredited minister of the United States we treat him with the most unqualified trust as their representative; and uniess the A! oANS are diapleased at our entertaining a friendly feeling towards themselves, they have no reason to be dis- pleased with our reception of their minister. The Latrd-Johnson Correspondence. To Tne Epitor oF THE LONDON Time KR—As many erroneous statements have been de both in this country and America with respect to the first interview I had with Mr. Reverdy Johnson, at the banquet given by the American Chaiber of Con merce at.Liverpoo!. on the 224 of October | which | was invited, and as it has been sugge: that Mr, Reverdy Joinson sought my acquaintance on that occasion, I deem it right to send you the en- closed correspondence, for the publication of which I have asked and obtained the consent of Mr, Jolin- son. I have to request the favor of your inserting this letter and the correspondence, J am, your most obedient vant, OUN LAIRD, BIRKENH, AD, Dec. 17. Piakrxitean, Oot. 19, 1868. Daw Sre—T have been in the habit of showing attention to distin thia net dorhood, poo! tt nhead, cement Would give me great p recognizing, ax I do, t frioniity relations het} erica. observe in certain American partisan papers that atta are nade on you for hoiding courteons relations gentlerson whose sympathies were with the South In th war, and I will therefore refrain from Sadulzing my wishes if my doing so will in any way be prejudictal to you in the mation of your friends in America. But, aa T sincerely re to see lasting peace between the two countries, I can- esiat telling you that it will give me great pleaaure to ‘opportunity of expressing these opiniona to you per- you a hospltabie reception in Birken- ble to avail yourself of it. Tam, dear 5 A JOHN LALRD. His Excellency the Hon. REVERDY JONSON, do. No. 4 Upren Poutiann Pian, Loxpon, Oct. 21, 1863, 5 Draw Sin—Your favor of the 19th insi. has just been re- celved. For the kind terms with which you refer to me, and yet more for the friendly Feelings you expressed towards the United States and your desire to see cemented amica- ble relations between your governinent and my owa, I thank m1. Ido not know thatit will be in my power while I am in Liverpool, because of engagements already entered into, to vinit you at Birkenbead; but if it ehall be, I wil! do so with pleanare. My mission to England is not to do or refrain from doing anything which may serve to promote or continge any ill feeling between any portion of her Majesty's snbjects and taten: bit on the contrary, to eo 6 in mating your pe fag trom yourselt that now, the war wish to Kee # lasting peace ‘between o malo, with regard, your obedient serv tries. Tree ERDY JOHNSON. Jou Lamp, Esq. Birkenhend, Destructive Storm at Portland. {Prom the Loudon Times, De Throvghont the whole of vesterday hut more es- eciaily in the early part of the morning, the wind vlew with the greatest fury from the south, causin sh a heavy sea in the Wes h a for years; in fact it was so bh nd violent as to cange some anxiety for the sa of life and property and a recurrence of (ae dreadful Novem. ber gale of 1824, when a portion of the village of Chesil and of ihe beach were swept away and several lives were lost, was anti- cipted. From six o'clock until eight in the morn- ing, at the latter hour the tide peing at ite height, the sen washed completely over the beach, inundating the houses iy the tocality. About eight o'clock a huge wave was seen rolling in, which, in- stead of breaking, as 18 usual, at the edge of the beach, retained its strength until arriving at the summit of the pebble bank, when tt burst and with tremendous power hurled tons of stones in all direc- tions. This sudden overfow was so great that a strong stone wail, forming the fence of a garden and 200 yards distant from the sea, was dashed to pieces, huge fragments being huried with considerabie force to a jong distance. The scene presented was of the most remarkable description, for the whole of the turnpike road was rendered impassabie, stones weighing several hundred weight biock ng tt up. The sea was so high hat in and around the Portland raiiway station the piaco was completely Nooded, On the platform the water was nearly knee deep, extending 300 yards away. The rush of water was so impetuous that a ortion of the railway was washed away and traf. ic Was suspended for some hours, The wave which caused the damage was observed for a considerable period before it reached the shore. In comparison With the others it was most gigantic, and as it rolled in with majestic grandeur caused the greatest con- sternation. Several people who were on the beach fled at its approach. The water found tts way to the ‘as Works, some distance off, and extinguished the res, 30 that the isiand was In darkness during the night. Nearly 200 vessels are now in the roads, and others, at the time of writing, are seeking the shelter of the breakwater from the gale, which is now raging outside. Several of them are of large tonnage. Tho ship Warrick, Captain Skinner, having convicta on board and a portion of the Seventy-tirst regiment, bound for ‘altar, took on board this afternoon about ninety convicts from Portland Prison. Tuere is every prospect of more dirty weatner following. FOREIGN MISCELLAMEQUS ITEMS. Viscount de Paiva, Minister of Portugal in Prussia, has just had the honor of presenting his credeutials to King William. The ftalian jonrnal the uit Itativna was re- cently se by the government on account of an Qrticle pu hea by Mazzini, in which be tudicated how Rome could be taken. The Kussian Ambassador at Rrussels, reporta the Paris Figaro, having been -uspected of entertaining ed to altonde ung ‘This is in reality appiytag landed pro Hainbarg @ party; eg and Six conservatives vacating have by by twenty-two of the. latter and only former. The Pasgnino of Florence caricatures the Tureo- Greek question by the reproduction of # version of the “Arabian Nights. The Sultan—W. well, you impertinent hitie Greek, don't joke too much With the Grand Turk. Greece—But listen, omly one little tale more ! The Itailan Court of Accounts has rejected a de- mand made by Rear Adaural Count Persano for the payment of his pension. That officer, as may be re- membered, was condemned to the loss of his grade on the 15th of April, 1887, for faults committed at (he battle of Lissa. IMPORTANT ARRESTS IN BOSTON. [From the Boston Transcript, Dec, 30.) On the vth of July, 1866, between the hours of six (i nine in the evening, the safe of Mr. George H. Gooding, No. 16 State street, was broken into and $10,000 im gold tracted, Four dave before this event a Penny, alias Blanchard, applied for aud rented all the store of Mr. Gooding except that required by the jatter for his business as @ broker. This time was used by Penny for fitting ap the store for the alleged purpose of carrying on the book trade. But after the robvery Mr. Penny turned up missing. Mr. Gooding determined to ferret out the partie: incerned in the crime at whatever cost, Three days after its committal he went into the place of one of the persons vow under arrest and charged him with the offence, which he tadignantly denied. But with the afd of detectives, and in spite of them in some cases, he has persevered until from eviden obtained it fs belleved that Mr. Penny had four a compiices in the affair—viz.:—Messrs. Wilson and Barton, two Englishmen, who are now serving ont a sentence in Cherry Hill prison, Pennsylvania; Harry Jennings and Charles Steadman, of Boston. The two Jast named are now under arrest in this city. In turee or four months after the robbery Mr. Gooding had a photograph of Penny in lis possession, which was furnished him by & “professional,’’ wha told the names of all the rogues concerned in the crime. Mr. Gooding went to Canada two or three times, in company with detectives from the office of J. 5. Hunt & Co,, in pursuit of the thieves. There the same story was narrated respecting th scampa who had do: the deed and had shared the mon On one of his excursions to Montreal Penny was own up” to Gooding, but he could not be arrested at taat time, and the former boasted that he could never be arrested, af he could never be caught in the States. But ve ventured over to Og densburg one not very fine day for him, and Dete: tive Chapman, of Hunt's ofece, arrested him at the Blanchard House a him to this city. Steadman and Jenntuga v taken into arreat here tuts forenoon by Chapman, Dearborn Sherif? Bail Aaa part of the transa ain ihe plunder, These @ man in Pillad prietors for the fav two of te ay He Auppoged, had exposed tie matter, done ao at Me, but eo soon ov he overed Le made haste to 46 that which they New Yore INscRaver L The following q York tnaw PS BY THe LYNN Fine. tained b DAY, JANUARY 1, 1869. “met a cousin, to whom sh = THE SCAFFOLD. Execat} of Thomas Junes in London, Cane nda-A Dark Deed in the Woods—History ofa Terrible Tragedy—Lost Hours of the Condemned=He Dies Declaring His Innoe cence Scenes at the Gallows, {London (Canada, Dec. 28) correspondence of the ‘Toronto Telegraph} The people of Lonaon have to-day a special reason to think over the subject of the death penalty. A mman convicted of @ terrible crime—ihe murder of his owM miece—has died ou the gallows for his crime. The Christmas songs of praise still echo through our churches; songs of thanksgiving for a Redeemer sent, songs that tell of “Peace on earth, good will toward men;” and ye:, almost while the words are iingering on the Christian’s lips, and the echo of their music falling on our ears, @ poor, wembling, guilty wretch is brought forth to die before the eyes of a gaping crowd, What a farce it seeina, When one contemplates this awful scene, to chant and preach of “Peace on earth, good will voward meu! However, let preachers preach of that. Theirs (not ours) be the duty to reconcile these opposites; Christians singing oi “good will toward men,” while within (heir sight another “Christian” dies for a crime that would put the worst of feads to shame, ‘The following are the particulars of THE CRIME. The crime for which Jones was executed was the murder of his niece, Mary Jones, aged about thir. teen years, facts of the cas st On the 11th of June last the deceased gurl, Mary Jones, left the house of her father, Henry G. Jones, ‘oud concession of De.a- ‘owing some flour for Thowas Jones, who lived Tae giri not revurning a8 SOON as Was expected, ler younger sister was sent after her, aud on the way to her uncle’s house she nade known the object of her journey, She said she was looking aiter her er Maury, when her cousin replied, Y, you needn't loo id Ler have quarrelied, and ite r; you had better come and take her child u homme and informed c away)?” her’ mo’ of r cousin had told her, ‘The inother then Went out herself in search of her missing daugher, and on meeting the e boy that her younger dangiter bad met she asked hima incor Mary, Wuen tie replied that be ;hbout ker.” A litte later the father of e boy, who tuld him that Mary had ighbor'4 for the four, his mother not Hie addet that his former slatement being Killed was merely a joke to er, The parents of tle ehh ‘sfied, but as she did notr ‘a alarm increased.’ Yhe neigubors wei told of the alfair, aud set out in all directions ia earch of her, For a long time an ill fi og had ex 1 between the two Joues famiiles, i consequence of & robbery which Thomas cominitted at his brother's hou Mary Was @ witness of the robbery, and she was therefore disiiked by her uncle, who often threatened to punish ter for telaag oa him, He 1s said to have borne a very bad character tn the neighborhood, Was universally disliked, and wag paruculariy severe in his languave when speaking Or his brother's family. The latter would not visit thomas’ house, so afraid of hica were thoy, and un- der these circumst neces it seems somewhat singu- lar that they ahouid have sent the little giri to bor- row tue flour, This was explained, however, by some of the witnesses, Who said that the wives of the brothers were somewhat friendly and used to borrow from and loan to each other, As uight came on and Mary did not return the entire neigavorhood was alarmed and the farmers all around came to assist in the search, The mother of the child accom- panied by ® neighbor, went over to Thomas’ house, but were a asperate a man did they cousiue, ailed ius wile out, how- ever, and questioned lick on the roadsia: to thelr iiquiries she stated Uaat Mary re in tie aflernoon and waited at tic gate for a minutes, She asked for the four, but sone Was given her, and sie then went away, This was all the injormation her aunt couid or would give. fhomas Jones was then cailed for, Atiirst he woud uot come out, but finatiy he did come, and in a grail’ imanner answered their quesiious. He said all he knew about the girl was that be saw her goaway towards @ sugar bush between the two houses, ia with iis daughter Elizabeth, After they away about au bour he said he went after vin, LO look for his daughter, and imet her coming back alone. He sail he knew nothing more about his nieve, remarking that se Would turn up all right in the morning. Ee spoke very bitterly to the gui's mother, saying she ought to be swung up Ifteen feet tugh, He refused to allow his @augater Elizabeth, Wag by his account was the last person seen Witd lhe missing girl, to be questioned, saying @he was tired and sieepy and should not be dis- turbed. Froj bis conduct it was Judged that he knew more about the matter than he cared to tell, That night @ search war- rani was procured and his house searchtd jor the girl, but without findmg ber or any dice of her. On the following day the SD a ‘opie as- sisied, and a number of Indiang search, but still without guecess, against Thomas Jones aud his famiiy now became 50 strong (hat they werd all acreated, Wilule Jones was in custody, and before the vody was discovered, he spoke in such @ Way Ag to leave no doubt that ae tried to throw all (he guilt on his daughter. In the Meantime the search went on, and on the 14h the body was found, It was under a heap of sticks, which had been thrown loosely together, the inte stices filled with decayed leaves, presenting & phastiy appearance. The ground was at this spot of a soit, marshy nature, mito which the remains seemed to have been crushed by the foot, Chose who are aware of the Venom actuating tue murderers can readily credit the fact of Uhis last outrageous indignity. Hither the father and daughter had repetred om the night of Taursiay to complete their horrid deed. ‘ihe body was marked in many plices. ‘There were bruises of greater or less extent ia every part of it. The appearance of the back suggested the opinion that she had been dragged some distance along the ground, The hair was clovied with bivod and the head appeared as if it had beea beaten with aclub, On a closer examination an extensive frac- ture of the skull was found on the left side. The frontal and occipital boues were also more or leas fractured. To produce this result @ number of heavy blows with @ stout weapon had been required. Death mus! have been tinmediate. The body was re moved to Deiaware towu hall, where_an imjuest was held, and a verdict of “wilful murder’ retarned against Thomas Jones and his danghter Elza- beth. The feeling against Jones was so strong that the people were with diMeuiy restramed tom \ iim. He ani his daughter were com- mitted for trial to London jail, ‘ihe trial of Jones commenced on October 10, before Justice Adam Wil. ses Were examined tag strongly denghter Killed her what had bee knew notil for the prosecatior to him as the raur Was calied, Who 8 cousin with & and covered the 1eaves. It Was not porsinle, however, ries on the bedy could dave been in young and Weak, aud it was therefore coasidered that she placed the guilt on herself for te purpore of screening her facuer, wnd in the hope ou. securing his acquit ¢ failed, as the jury, afier a e » aefe! a z 3 "7 4 found guilty of mune tea a tne orisoument in th of tue tamily we! APPLICATION FOR A On the preoner being found ty his counsel moved for anew ttial, tie motion coming up before the Judges at Osgoode Hail, im your city, but the ton being refused, and wiule the prisoner was under the respite grapted lo the 2vth, bis counsel, Mr. Glass, armed with @ PETITION FOR A REPRIEVE visited Ottawa, and laid the case before the Execu- tive, but without success. On Saturday afternoon the following telegram waa received fromm the Secre- tary of State's Departmens siating that SENTENCE MUST BE VARKLED OUT. Ortawa, Dec. o'clock P.M. To W. GLASS Sherif—Sentenes ot d aased on conviet Thomas Jones io be allowed to inke ect on the 24h of staat, Ackuom edge receipt of tbls telegraph. PARENT, Under Secretary of Stave. From the prisoner's counsel, Mr. David Giasa, the following teldgrams were also received :— OPTAWA, Saturday, 4:30 P.M T bad several interviews yestorday with the Governor Gen- eraiand Mivisier of Justice, but uow, I fear, there is no hope. DAVID oe but OTTAWA, Dec. determined effort yestentay and this m annot now reach Lond time to see Jo N ins been Ornftied that could avall for his beaedt, Ali itd at the resvit. DAVID GLASS. THE NEWS COMMUNICATED TO THE MURDERER. Sherif Giada, in company with Mr. Oatea, the city missionary, Visited the jail on Saturday and broke the news to him, to which the prisoner Gespondiugly replied, “So there been't no hope!" At the request of the missiotary the prisoner joined tn prayer, and fervently adied “amen” as the pious wissionary Tose to lls fem, 18 DENTAL, OF THE CRIME, ‘The prison held out strongly as to making a con- fession, decitting that he would be telling a lie in stating that le struck (he unfortunate victim, From Lis manner, Lowever, it is apparent that if he does ‘not fee! called upoa to mai confession, still that the circumslances of the murder Were so vivily bronght out st the trial that there is no doubt as to his direct connection with the act, SECURITY OF THE PRISONER, I» ordet that any attempt at suicide might be prevented @ prisoner was placed in one of the Imost secure Wards of the city jail, handcuffed and ironed, and ja the same ward with aa Indian, who could watch O& movements, Notwithstanding this The prisoner broke one of his handouts and freed his Randa, ich mfhamed after the exertions be had w b his hands, He LAST CHRISTMAS ON BARTH. During Chistmas day the prisoner was rather de. Fpondent, Vong yet hopeful of commutation of his sentence, and patd atventtou to the ministrations of the Kev. Mr. Savage, woo visited him, and urged tho wretohel man to take the most of the last ew days he had to spend op earth. DIY OF THK CILY SISSTONARY. wing are some extracis taken from the he city talasionary, Mr. Oates, who hae beca Mort Ghremttting in his atten to the pri- goue SATURDAY 96 inst.—Saw Jones twice ce heard (We Shera teli him that his e 1d ceriumly taxe place on Tae rg again to contoasion if ho had anything to dow mordor, net by connse ¢ mstigation of in any wars sWays in the jait, be most soler f a) Teton n i a4 to this ¢ which conde ly watd that ve Was to aay OWier Wise Lhkan Whee be wiWars continued the | The suspicion | said W iad te Would fF be uttering an untruth. I shall hardly press this matter any more; only, at the suggestion of the Sherif, take down tn writing his testimony. I also wld him that while he rested on Christ alone for vation he should die in love and charity with all—d forgiving those w he might regard as tresspass- ing against him, He said he did so feel. Sunpay, 27th inst,—This alternoon, In company with the Rev, Mr. Kennedy, visited Jones again, ‘The vielt was very satisfactory; his two boys were present—one in i3 eighteenth year, the other in his sixteenth, They were broken down with trouble. ‘Their father talked largely to them in counsel on & Christian life, pointing ont the sins he wished them to guard against, and begged them to be kind and dutiful to their mother and the children; to shun bad company, cards and frivolity, and especially to never indulge in the profane use of the nae of Jesus; to attend regularly a place of worship. He expressed to us full confidence as to his salvation through the blood of Clirist, telling us he had rest and peace in Jesus. * HOW HE SPENT YESTERDAY. The Rev, Messrs. Elliott and Briggs, of the Wes- leyan Methodist Church, visited the prisoner yeater- day and offered up prayer with him, and singing a couple of hy:ans, in which the prisoner joined and seemed to feel as tf the iniuistrations of the reverend gentiemen had really made an impression on his hardened soul, HIS LAST HOURS. It was asserted this morning that when some cler- gymen visited him last night he turned upon them flerceiy and said he did not want them, and thar after heaping threats and abuse upon them he retired to his cell and avowed hts determination not to leave there except by force. Mr. Oates, Mr. Row land and others assert that there is little if any foundation for this statement, They say that at one time, about nine o'clock, he showed sigus of irritability, and expressed a desire to be left alone, and that he retired to his ceil. Ina snort time he came out, and the rematnder of the nicut he passed in @ restless, though quiet manner, walking his cell back and forth, and occasionally lying down. On Sunday he remarked that he feit lrappier in his t night hia mind seamed a little He cailed from his cell to the Indian, Dan, and sing with him. Dun went. and they sang tozether the hymn, “Dear dying lamb, thy precious blood.’ At intervals during the night he sang of his own ac- cord, and while alone, several hymns, such as “Come, ye souls, by Him wflicted.” ++fust as fam, without one plea,” “Ifere we suffer grie! and pain,” “There is # happy land’ and “There {3 a land of pure delight.” Tle made inquiries of Mr, Oates regarding the dispo- salof his body, expressing great repugnance at the thought of being buried tn the jail yard. He was as- sayed that his body wou'd be properiy and decentiy interred, He earnestly desired that his love should be conveyed to his wife, and requested that steps might be taken for the liberation of his boys now in custody, and begged that those present would pay some attention to their spiritual wants, THE EXECUTION. The executton of Jones took place here this morn- ing 1a the presence of a large concourse of people There were nearly 6,000 persons present, a great portion of whom were country people, some of whom had driven inany miles to wiiness the execution. The crowd was Very orderly. 'Thore were a few wi men present, After the usual preliminaries in the jail the procession was formed, the Sherif being at its head and leading the way. The procession inoved from the ceil towards the gallows, the pris- oner being safely guarded by the Cnief of Police, the igh Bait and @ posse of constables, At the head of the stairs a slight delay occurred, Jones pausing for the purpose of taking leave of the jal! oMicials, He shook hands with them and others, saving a few words of parting in a tremulous tone of yoice. The procession then moved on again, passing into the vestibule of the Court House, thence up the stairs and on into the room in the southern wing, leading to where the scaffold stood. The melancholy pro- cession moved slowly and in silence, Jones being pele and speaking only a word ina low tone now and then to some of those near him. On reaching the room In te southern wing another delay took place, when the h: man forthe first time ap- peared upon the scene. He was a dreadful looking character, his features being masked and further dis- guised with a large flowing white beard falling down on his breast. His form was enveloped in a huge black cloak. The disguise was most complete, and was weird and terriole. In fact, the aspect of this dread oi%cla) was simply Lorrible, and never waa a hangman more fearfully dressed. He appeared sud- deniy on the scene, and a shadder ran ibrongh the culprivs frame as his eyes fell on the fearful appari- tlon. He at once confronted Jones and preceeded with the frst part of lis horrible duty, by placing tlie rope around bis neck. TUE GALLOWS, ‘The gallows were by ye at one of the corners of the Court House, the platform being about eight feet square and abont fifteen feet from the ground, one of the windows of the Conrt House being used as an entrance to the unsightly structure. it was strongly built, with the usual cross beam, to which was at- tached an iron hook, well fastenea tothe beam, from which the ominous rope daugiea. ON THE DROP. ‘These dreadful preliminaries being settled, the Sheriff passed throagn the window and out upon the scaffold, which was immediateiy in front, and before which, gazing upward intently at tt, was the crowd. The Sheri? was followed by the execu- tioner, accompanied by the culprit, and after them came the clergymen and others who had been in at- tendance upon him throughout the previous night and morning, and who have all along been most at- tentive to him. The clergymen, especially, did all in their power to bring him to g realization of his awful position by constant prayer and entreaty. There was also present an Indian, whose special duty it has been to watch Jones night and day since ail hopes of a new trial departed. He was there on the gallows at his own request, coupled with the request of Jones, who seemed, in his last hours to have taken some peculiar liking for the red man, probably because he for several days and nights las been bis constant companion and guard. Everything was now quietly and epeedily arranged forthe last awful moment, when the hpores god man should die, The rope was secured to @ hook in the beam above, and the doomed man was placed on the tra), while the terrible look- ing executioner—tnat demon of death which he ay peared 80 Ike, and so closely represented—took his place at his side, Mr. Oates then addressed a few words to the multitude in front, while the Kev. Mr. Savage engaged in prayer with the culprit, tmplor- ing God to pardon and save, for Jesus Christ's sake, the poor soul that was about to be ushered into Hik presence. The prayer was 4 most earnest appeal for mercy, Dut whether Jones joined in it or not, or felt the force of the words that were being uttered so varnestly in his behalf, could not be told from his appearance. His lead was bowed down and his face not Visible. On the conclusion of the prayers he arose and proceeded t a loud tone and excited manner to address the multitude. The following are HIS DYING WorDs. “f wish to say that | am Thomas Jones, and t never did—good, bed nor indifferent—say one word to Blizabeth to cause the death of Mary. And I say that it was tiree hours after it was done before I knew abvont it, Goodby to ye all, brothers and sisters. Don’t think the worse of me because lam here. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ abl with you all, and Lhope to meet you all in ty 1 have no guult to confess nor to feel repent May the Lord have mercy on me now! I never did that deed.”? ‘The ministers, the sheriff and others on the piat- form then bade him farewell one by one. He siook hands with each of them warmly but tremnlously, and they then retired from the platform to a room looking out upon the scaffold. ‘The Indian was about the last to say goodby, and as Jones shook hands with him he said, odby to you, Dan; I forgive God bless you, for Jesus Christ's sake.” The Indi said farewell aifectionately and kindly and then re- tired mournfully after the others, leaving Jones alone on the gallows with the dreadful executioner, who immediately proceeded with his terrible duties. He placed the victim on the drop and proceeded to adjust everything. While he wus thus engaged the unhappy culprit continued to pray aloud tn short sentences, calling on God for mercy. His ejacula- tions were uttered repeatedly and with great ia In this way he went on while the hangman was ar- —— everything:—""Now may the love of God be with me and console me! God have mercy on my soul! God have mercy on my goul! Jesus have mercy on me" These sentences he repeated over and over again, sometimes calling on God for mercy and sometimes imploring the Saviour to help and comfort him, As the white cap was drawn over his face and his eyes looked for the last time upon the world, his lips were seen to move and utter again and again the names of God and Jesus Christ. Proba- bly he died with those prayers on his lips. THE AWPUL END. At last all was ready, and then the hangman re- tired and the poor wretch was left alone on the gal- lows. Ina few secouds he stood there, and awiul seconds they must have been to him, standing on the very brink of eternity. Every eye in the vast as- semblage was fixed upon him; a@ silence like the silence of death reigned over all; you could not hear the slightest sound; with bated breath all looked on with dread expectancy of the last dreadful plonge, As they lookerl the bolt was drawn, the trap was seen to move, then ft shot down swiftiy, with a rush. ing sound, and the body plunged into the space with a dull, heavy thud, as the rope stretched to its ut- Most tension. Then all was over, and, guilty or in- nocent, Thomas Jones was with the dead, DISPOSITION OF THE BODY. After the corpse had remained suspended about prises marty i of an hour, tt was cut down avd taken to the dead house of the jatl, where Drs. Brown and Harper examined it and pronounced life extinct, ‘The wife of Jones, having refused to take the and see ft proj interred, there was no alternative but for the jal! officials to take charge of it. Under thetr direction it was cofined and interred within the jull yard. Mr. H. A. Watking, sculptor, wes present in the dissecting room with the physicians this atter- noon, taking a plaster cast of the head, A STATEMENT. The following i2 the verbal statement made yester- day by Thomas Joneses : stood by the bedside of my daughter Flizabet and said, “How could you do- thatt “Well, ee and bantered, me a said, “she haa bothered long, time.'? aid 1, “How could y8n do ‘ avd:—" You know you tac! Sho then give mo that — brooch, On inst Raster Vs place. While there Sanday she weat to Palfe she did not see the broc Mra. Pulford said sho stole three eyga. he “NE said, also, that she saw Mra. vulford Weariag the brooch when she came to our place. Y boy told me Pulford's giris eaid Fliabeth had not taken the eggs, bat that the old woman (Mrs. Palford) “aid ane did steal them. After that Mary got he'd Of it and theew it at ting her with stoaling eggs, She went to drive the cow Mary World say QgY More opes.” Bivabeth replied a crue Mary anewerer “Mrs. Pulford that becanse she myo ig wuld, ene ia to Henry that" he did not want to quarrel an Mary. e also said—“I want you to her om "ing "road an {aia not, taxo ne” gage She said her uncle replied, “I cavnot help talking for they say you did sfeai tie eggs.” I know there was a qnarre! becween Macy end Eliza- beth, T know that Palford’s girls had said things to aggravate the quarrel. I also heard at our supper tabie that Elizabeth and Mary had made again and had an interview, Mary showing Elizabeth alixencas of Mary's grandmother. On the 11th of June { saw Mary at lace: I saw Elizabeth go out to feed a pig, Mary ru x after her, a jittle four o'clock in the afternoon. The last I saw of Mary oa the farm was across the fence from the new house, some 150 or 120 rods from me. I waa work- ingin the garden. I never saw Mary Jones aince then, cither dead. or alive. A little before five o’ctock my wife came out of the house to me, She said, ‘That girl went away with Mary and she is not back yet, The boys will be in for supper and I have considerable to do, 1 want her ani don’t know what is keeping her.” Says { to her, “I will go and see what is keeping her,” and I walked and saw her coming, and seeing her direction was to the house f did not speak to her | saw her enter the house @ little before five o'clock. The boys came to from work and we all had supper ther. Atter supper I directed the boys about the hoi and oxen and went again digging in the garden. The folks came to the house near ten o'clock about Mary, Loox! for her. Twas lying on the bed. Elizabeth int gone to bed and also the boys. My wile was also in bed. We had a cc 1 heard her grumbling about the calf which was being weaned. The mother went out to see the cow, and heard folks on the read Ine ywiring about Mary Jones. My wife came in and asked me to go out to them and see what thay wauted. I went out to the road to them. Says , “Has Mary Jones a here? F says she ere this arnoon.”? Says they, i time she here??? 1 says, “Between and four.” They “Which way. did go?’ Ff said, “She w across the felds 1 Saye the along with herf? Mrs, Pulfory luizabeth has killed he: possible, never.” So did not know anything of the murde! I said “Will you come in and have a talk w Elizabeth’? They said no, they would not; but asked me to bring her ont. { said, “Well now, look here. 43 yon refuse to go in, you Nad bet- ter go home t girl will be home in the morn- ing,’? I believing she was lost in the woods, having been lost in them myseif; they then upbraided me with the same thing aguia—that Hitzabeth or me bad killed the girl, Mary: I satd mar onght to be hung up for saying so; whatI meant by saying this tothem was that I knew sie had stayed up all night, destroying all her neighbor's cattle; I niean Mary's mother; I th parted, and Tand my son returned to the house: I asked them to wait till Lasked Eliza- beth about ir; 1 went to Elizabeth's bedside as stated in my Arse statement. Sa; ita, What has become of Mavyy’ She made rome quibbles aboni telling me. {told her she must tell me, Si said:—“I went back ecross the flelds with her.” SI then said:—“We bad a fight”? Said 1—“Did you hurt ber, for she has not got home ye! She re- plied—‘‘She is dead.” Sdid I—“How could you do that??? She said Mary accused her of steating and told her she atank. | asked her—‘How long you do this before yon left the woods?’ She saia— “Quite a bit.” Said I—“Where does she lie?” and she sald, “Do you know that path just beside s maple tree?’ She saia—‘‘She lies there.” I then came dawn stairs and talked with my oldest boy, asking him ife thought she would do it; the boy repiled he did not think she wouid do ft; | then went and hallooed after tie folks, but got po answer; they went at once and got a warrant during the night, and Tand the family were arrested early the follow. tng mor ‘The conversation with Elizabeth was about ten o' in the evening, and she told me the girl Mary was dead before five o’eloci f uever said anything at any time to counsel the Geath of the girl Mary to Elizabeth. ‘The above is @ correct copy of Jones’ statement. JOHN OATS. TEES CIVIL SERVICE BILL. nation by Congressman Jénckes, of Rhode Island, of His Civil Service Bill, Now Pending in CongressAn Address Before the American Social Science Association in Boston. Boston, Dec. 30, 1868. Hon, Thomas A. Jenckes, of Rhode Island, a member of Congress from that State, delivered an address in the Boston Yoard of Trade rooms this afteruoon, in ex- planation of his Service bill now penuing before Congress, The address was made in acceptance of an juvitation by the American Social Scieace Asso- ciation, and ex-Governor Washburn, of Massachu- setts, one of the vice presidents, presided. Mr. Jenckes said that his measure was a practical one, and one which would result beneficially to the government. If anything betier could be devised he wonld accept It; but it was evident that s-mething must be done very speeiily to secure the safe admia- istration of the aifairs of the government. The bill, he , said, if passed, would operate at once upon between 48,000 and 44,009 persons, and only the most capable Men would be retamed or placed in office. He then alluded to the frauds committed recently in distant ea by revenue and customs oiticers. In answer fo the statement that if the heads of depart ments were honest the subordinates would be, he woukt answer that, adimitting the men at the heads of the various departments to be trustworthy, it is, nevertheless, an impossibility for them to keep a sharp lookout upon all their minor officers. His measure, he added, would intervene between the chief and minor omice: 4 none of the latter would be enabled to hold ofice unless they were in every way capable. He would have the whole matter under the supervision of the Vice President, an oMcial who now has po dntics what- ever to perform and who is the one above all othera to have the direction of the various civil oMcers. He would allow every citizen of the United States to become a candidate for oMce and do away with all riving power and patronage of politicians and members of Congress. Coiimissor for life or for good behavior he did not faver; bat be would old his positton dur- for te peopie have a right, money tiecy pay, to demand the very best of public servauts.; He would not allow aupertors or chiefs of ofice to remove capable subordinates at their own price; but if charges were bro 3st a ian, he shoud have a fair examin. board capabie of de- clding upon ui tions, and if he was found to be capable he would be retained. He drew @ com parison between the honor of the men engaged in the naval and army services of the cor ¥ and those engaged in civil serv toat, while there was Cnilmited fraud in tie } he had tne quired almost in vain for a del u the part or navy oficial to the discipline of med aud the lack of disctp’ The fie did not helleve the race of he men was extinct, and he felt that if the people would take the m. they conid soon weed out the thieves them by honorable men. Besides compe uations of the candidates for ofice he would also have ‘stem of probation by which an adutitted candidate could be removed .f he waa found, upon @ practical test, to be unequal to the duties of his position. He knew there was & great unwiilll O88 on the part of many to make such @ great and tio- riant change as thls bill would bring about; but @ had observed that the objections came from poli- ticlans rather than from the people and the tax- payers. The people, he added, are beginning to !ook into the matter, and they wil goon demand their right to the removal of ail unworthy oficiais and the appointment of only those in every respect quaiified for their respective positions, After Mr, Jenckes had finished his brief remarks the following resolution Was unanimously passed by the meeting:— Resolved, That the civil service of the United States re- quires to be immediately and thoroughly reformed, and that to this end every pntrioite citizen should give his earnest sup port and influotice to secure the passage by Congress at | resent session of the bill introduced by the Hon, Thomas A. Senckes, proriding for competitive sxaininations and for pro: motion fn view of merlt, and putting an end tothe per- niciows aysiom of rotation in oflice and of the bertowment of place as a reward for party sereices, Alexander H. Rice, formerly member of Congress from Masfachusetia, made a brief addres¢ m favor of the measure of Mr. Jenckes as 4 means to secure reform in the civil departments of the government, ALNOST A DOUBLE MURDER WW KENTUCKY, (Cynthiana, Ky., (Dec. 26) correspondence of the Cin- cinnatt Enquirer.) A most horrible and atrocious murder was com- mitted last night at Claysville, in Harrison county, and one of the most respectable citizens of an ad- Jotning county was severely if not mortally wounded. T have been unable to glean the particulars of the affair and can therefore oniy send you a brief sum- mary. An intoxicated n by the name of Mor- rison had a diticulty with Judge Duncan ilarding, of Robertson county, Tho Judge, wishing to av a Personal collision at the time, attempted to leave t room tn which they were when Morrison drew @ heavy knife and piunged it into Harding's back, pro- ducing, probably @ mortal wound. Just at that instant Edward Jackson, @ descendant Of oue of the oldest famtties in the county, opened tue door of the room and without a Word being 4} ken oF an instant’s warning Morrison placed a pts! to Jackson's foreiead and fired, the Buot scatterug his brains in every directiowand of course him instantiy. During ‘he eXeitement of the m ment Morrison escaped aad @ll piaus to capture bim have proved unsuccessful. GRAIN SHiPMEN Ts PROM NOW ORLEANS. —MP. Sitter, of Dubuque, one of the largest grain men in the Western States, arrived here yesterday © conver with Mr. Higby, of she levator Company, sad Mr. Tucker, of the Hlinets ventral Rabroad, ip reference to the movement of wheat to 1 rom (ie farthest points of lowa, along the Jowa dtviston of that road, They have chosen the forthesé poinis to be reaened by rai, °O ae to fully try che experiment of sinpments through our pert. Mr. sitter has already made all the uocessary arrangeme Tine a8 St. Louis on nts way down President of the line, wil d power te y Louis Will he re t to Clie biovenicn