The New York Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1869, Page 7

: NRW YORK! HERALD TELEGRAPHIC NEWS eee ‘ Speaker Richards, of the Hrousc, Acquitted of * the Charge of Bribery. FROM . NASHVILLE, Fob. 14, 1809. The House sed rescyrapiy 8 ae adopted the ALL rt of the Investizat ittee, deciarin, PARTS OF THE WORLD. paseo Richards innocent of the oharge of snd ee poe ee SPAIN. hue Saenda, , Rivero Elected President of the CorterAre CUBA, rest of Carlists. Maputp, Feb, 14, 1869. The Constituent Cortes organized yesterday by electing itivero President. ‘The Provisional government continues its efforts to bafile the schemes of the reactioniste, Many ar- rests have been made of members of the Carlist party in tis city, and a number of Carlists have been arrested while trying to cross the frontier from The Havana Markets and Exchange List, ‘ Havana, Feb. 14, 1869, The following are the closing prices of merchandise for the week ending February 13:—Sugar buoyant; Nos. 10 to 12 Dutch standard, 9 a 94¢ reals per arrobe; Nos. 15 to 20 buoyant at 10 @ 11 reals; muscovado sugar, fair to good refining, buoyant at 73, a 8 reals. Molasses 534 & 64 reals Lard firm at 22 Ce Hone: Pires ray ed aw gallon. Box France, with the alleged object of ieiting insur- | 9.004% Gecltuing, and quoved ath & Ox," reals rection. Freights to Unit States closed » EX change on London, 1744 a 17% premium; on Pails Sheet sixty days’ sight, in currency, 22 a 21 EUROPEAN MARKETS. Parts Bovurse.—Paris, Feb. 14.—The Bourse ts strong. Rentes, 7of. 65¢. MEXICO. Highway Robberies and Outrages as Usual— Rew Between Porfirio Uiaz aud His Bro- ther—A Formidable Agrariaa Combination Death of a French Cousui. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14, 1869, FRANKPOR? BOURSE.—FRANKFORT, | Feb, 14.— Late Acapuico advices state that Governor Alva- vaste Sales vont ta Rezo he lege of 18. rev has been ordered to the city of Mexico and Gene- ralArce placed at the bead of the government of the State of Guerrero during his absence, Money had been received to pay the arrears due to the troops. Robbers again infested tie roads between Aca- puico and the city of Mexico and required a strong body of troops to disperse them. Governor Viaz, of the State of Oaxaca, has quar- relled with his brother, Portirio Diaz. The ill feeling was caused ky the Governor's ordering Porfirio to be searched by the soldiers for poison. Numerous horrible outrages bad been committed Pe irigind ordinaire is quoted at 140f, per cwt. on the pot EUROPEAN MARINE NEWS. SourHamrron, Feb, 14.—The steamer Deutschiand has arrived from New York for Bremen, CITY FYTELLIGENO, ‘Tne WEATHER YESTERDAY.—The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the th sh ahi adatikeer: testi past twenty-four hours, as indicated by tha ther- hasta e country, bus the perpetrators remain mom at Hadnut’s pharmacy, HeRaLp Building, pani Broadway, corner of Ann strect; In the district of Seacuratupan a sect of thecom- | 3A. M 52 SP. 6A. M. oA. M. 12M... Average temperatu i wee Averaye temperature on Saturday. MaSQUEHADE OF THE TamMANY UNION CLUB.— ‘The first annual masquerade coterie of the Tammany Union Club will be held on Wednesday evening at Trwing Hall, and promises to be @ most enjoyabie and distinguished event. SBRIOUSLY AsSAULTED.—Last evening Mrs. Rosa Rowlands, residing at No. 173 Division street, was seriously assauited at the corner of Madison gnd Catharine streets by Thomas Gritnan, who, while intoxicated, struck her on the head with a brick, cutting it badly and knocking her down. Her drunken and dangerous assailant was at once ar- rested, and medical aid called to her assistance. SuppEN DEaTHs.—William Rose died suddenly at his late residence, No, 57 Thompson street. Coroner Roilins was notified to hold an inquest, An inquest was held by Coroner Rollins at No. 9 Clinton street on the body of Mrs. Mary Weltmer,a German wo- man, thirty-nme Bese! of age, who died from the rupture of a blood vessel. Mrs, Beaniden died sud- dewly at No, 505 East Fifth street, Coroner Kollins was notified. THE MAINZER CARNIVAL Soctzty.—This society of merry Teutons held their last carnivalistic soirée for the season at Gefb’s Walhalla, No. 56 Orchard street, last evening, President Sauer was again in the chair, and wit and humor ruled the evening. Some of the allusions to locai affairs, the police, the Excise law, the Arion, Liederkrauz, to all the note- wortuy events of this year’s carnival, and to the many ills. political, financial and moral, of Europe and America, were greeted with hearty applause. ‘The soirée concluded with a dance. Tue PARK MereqRoLocicaL Reront.—The report of the Park Meteorological Department for the week ending February 13, shows a weekly barometrical mean of 80,095 inches; the maximum, at 9 o'clock P.M. of the 7th instant being 30.409, and the mini- mum, at 7 o’clook A. M. of the 10th, 29.898, giving a range of .S1linches. The méan temperature for the Week was 36.41 degrees; the maximum being at 2 munity had organized and had been joined by a great number of farmers, the object of the organiza- ‘tion being to level the community by dividing the property of the richamong the poor. It is consid- ered that the government will have more trouble from this Cangerous doctrine than from highway robbers. .The Legislature of San Luis bas authorized the politica) ehiefs of each community to form an armed. guard for the purpose of defending their lives and proporty. The French Consul General, M. Charles Cozatte, died to-day of smallpox. He had performed’ the consulate duties of France on this coast for twenty- five years. Tis first appoiatment was from Louls Philippe to Panama. THE PACIFIC COAST. Another Sltght Shock of Earthquake in Cali- 8 forniaAfiairs in Sitka, San PRANcISGo, Feb. 13, 1869, A slight shock of earthquake was felt here at half- past four o'clock this morning, A shock was also felt with considerable force at San José february 10. The tidal gauge located at Fort Point indicated earthquake disturbances at some point at present unknown. . 2 ‘The steamer Colorado sailed for Panama to-day, having on board $795,000—$364,000 for New York, $256,000 for England and $162,000 for France. Four- téen officers of the United States steamer Lacka- ‘wanna, ordered out of commission, are passengers, Late Alaska intelligence is to the effect that all ig quiet. Prince Maksaatoff, late agent of the Russian gov- ernment at Sitka, has arrived here. Captain Kas- Kall, appointed Russian Consul at Sitka, has’ as- surged the functions of his oltice. Flour dull and unchanged. jive 1,400 bbls, to New Yor! To-day’s steamer Wheat, good ship- ing, $1 70 a $1 80. Legal tenders unchanged. | orciock P. M. of the 13th, 610 decrees, and the mini iaing stocks ‘during the week active. Hale & 8 Sk a. te or webrenry ae ah. Norcross Company levied an a: sment of five dol Tum at 6 o’clock A. M. of February 8th, 16.2 degree: siowing the extracrdinary variation of 44.8 degree: lars per share, delinquent March 20. Alpha, 62) pain commenced jailing at 11:16 A. M., of the sth, Pe miAlion, 29; Choliar Pouost, 162; Conf: | having a duration of 23 hours, 15 minutes.” han tell ; = ag Voint, 68; Empire Mill, 100; Gould & Cnrry, 106; Hale & Norcroas, 80; Imperial, 117; Kentucky, 222; Ophir, 41; Overman, 74; George, 63; Sterra Nevada, 25; Yellow Jacket, 77. MASSACHUSETTS. Collision and Loss of Life in Boston Bay. Boston, Feb. 14, 1869. The bark Alexandrina, just arrived, reports while coming up the bay getting into collision with the fishing schooner Navy, by which the latter was ammediately sunk, The Alexandrina saved six of the crew of the schooner, while two others, named Jeremtah Shea and Patrick Driscoll, were drowned. CONNECTICUT. also February 10, with a duration of 8 hou! fof water February 9, .85 of an inch; Fei 0, .06 of an iach. Total for the wok, .du. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. . LARCENY OF CLOTUING.—George W. Bogert, ro- siding at No. 196 West Fourth street, appeared be- jorg Justice Shandiey at the Jederson Market Police Court yesterday and acoused Celia Willett of at- tempting to steal from his residence clothing valued at 3100, She was discovered hidden in the pantry on the second floor with the articies in her possession. Celia denied her gutit, but was committed for trial in default of $500 bali. EXPENSIVE BiLj.1AnD3.—Jonn E. Davids, of No. 119 Charles street visited the billiard rooms on Four- teenth street, near Eighth avenue, Saturday evening to indulge in the game, and asa preparatory move- ment took off his overcoat, valued at forty five dollars, and hung it up. When he had made his jast “carrom” and felt satisfled that it was time to retura bome the overcoat waa looked for, but some gentieman had “pocketed” that indispensable article and left. Kecollecting a “sharp” that was standing around when he came in and whom he recognized as one George Miller, Mr. Davids secured an oiicer and began to search for that individual, at last succeeding in finding him ina pawnshop, having just pl vo “his uncie’’ the Destructive Fire in Norwich—Loss $200,000. Worcester, Mass., Feb. 14, 1869. Norwich, Conn., suffered last night from the most destructive fire known in that city for many years. The block called Apollo Hall and two adjoining buildings were entirely consumed, with most of their contents. The occupants were:—Wil- i & Chester, dry goods; J. Wills, clothing; Luke Miard, Latter; Wultain’ MeClune, billiard ball: bel Adams, boarding house, and oifices and tene- ents, The fire was first’ discovered i Willis’ | Coatin quosiion. He was arrested, and yesterday Botting store, Williams & Ohester’s 1088 1s estl- mma ee rites Seen per reas. I. 000. Total I Jourt, to “enue mmenced a game t! Tandon otal loss | vvint in all probabllicy send George on tite falaud. PICKPOCKET OPERATING IN CaURCH.—Mrs. Mary Flemming, residing at 164 West Eighteenth stroet, appeared before Justice Shandiey, at the Jefferson Market Polfee Court, yesterday, and accused one John Donaher of picking her pocket while in a church on Sixteenth street of $7 53. The ac- cused, as alleged, was standing close to her whea the mouey was missed, the complain- ant’s attention being directed to his movements by his endeavoring to pus the cushion of the seat partly upon her, fe then left, and Mra. Flemming foal for her money found itgone, He was fol- owed and seen to throw away the pocketbook in which it was enclosed. Held for trial for larceny from the person in default of $500 bail, JUVENILE BURGLARS—BREAKING OPEN A STA- TIONERY Srone.—Warly yesterday morning Peter Flaherty and Peter Sigerson, each fourteen years of age, aided by Joun McGowan, aged twenty, burst open the front door of premyses 885 Broome stregt, occupied by Charles King as a stationery etore, and stole therefrom a quantity of paper, envelops and tobaceo, with which they escaped. The burglars were subsequently arrested by oiticer Hunt, of the Fourteenth preciact, who found @ portion fof the stolen property in possession of McGowan, after which the other prisoners showed the officer where the remainder of the stolen property was concealed, = Hogan committed the juvenile offenders to the Tombs for trial in default of $1,000 batl each. Caprunm or River Tureves—Onre or Tarm Jomps OVERBOARD.-—-Officer Cook, of the Fifth pre- cinct, on Satarday night, saw a man named Wesiey Miller waiking up the the pter foot of Frankiin street with a large bundle of property under his arm, and, . OHIO. , Heavy Failure in Cleveland. CLEVELAND, Feb, 14, 1869, Messra. Cattrell & Dickey, an elevator firm of this city, failed yesterday. Tueir liabilities are said to Fevch $200,000, and their assets amount to $50,000. Ii s said they were arrested last night. PENNSYLVANIA. Suppesed Murder of » Well Known Lawyer in Peiladeiphin~Another Mystery. PUILADELPHLA, Feb. 14, 1969. Mr. James Doyle, a well known lawyer of this city, was found in the street early this morning, badiy wounded in his head. He died in a few minutes after being carried home. No arrests have been made. The case is still involved In mystery, ILLINOIS. Capture of Alleged Mail Robbers at Odin. St. Lovis, Mo,, Feb, 14, 1869, Mail bags have been missed between here and Cairo for more than a year past, and detectives bave been working up the case for some time, It was finally ascertained that the robberies were com- mitted at Odin, Ul, the connecting point of the Olio and Mississippi and Illinois Central railroads. | suspect! something wrong, took him in custody, On Friday night officers were there, and while the The Sunfie, on examinati proved to contain mail was being transferred from one train te the of coats and pants, clothing, shar’ an which been stolen from John G, oss. tha eared and undertook to oiietne boxes, ‘the omcers sprang on them, but | MAM, employed on the steamer Rolief, lying two of the robbars made their escape and ‘the third in the dock at that place. COW gg Fig one Was slot twice before he could be secured, | Steamer the ofiicer disoove: lenry Provost ‘The men who escay were subsequently arrested | ®voard, and, ing alarmed, Henry jumped over- and proved to be brothers, named Alsop, twenty. | Doatd and endeavored to ui was rescued Saree one San ies “wokndod tanto’ tecee a who aro bee were caken to te Gre ae e 's | Teonard street police station for the night, and yes- KENTUCKY. tee Homiog the ‘prisoucrs” pleariod. guilty to the KENTUCKY. Tarceny, eda tie magistrate comainitiod thom for trial rene 4 THE JAMES STREET STABBING AFFRAY.—George Colored Rights in the Legislature, wton and t Lovraviist, Feb. 14, 1800, Lay John Van Tine were yesterday brought In the Kentucky House of Representatives yester- day @ resolution was introduced instructing the Committee on the Judicary to inquire into the propri- ety of bringing in @ bil to abolish all discrimination against the right to in the courts of the State | street, deposed that she saw Lawton, Van Tine and jounded Tes0- ton on thet tale amma -ly) ‘a tage Allen engaged in a quarrel, during which eg som A wimilar resolu ‘troduced in held hand, Lawton strike but an adjournment took place before any wi cried ou, My ued Ta metabbed.” Directly after: ‘was bad on the resolution. ‘wards the wi! ‘was ‘kicked in the side and ren- dered ineenaltle, Lizzie ory deposed Ate see. SOUTH CAROLINA. biede. of thie aire, and aw Lawton pocketing te Sete dation he ohio tar hawt Roported Fillbustering Expeditions for Cuba. ‘Tine to awalt the result CHARLESTON, Feb. 14, 1860, of Allen's injuries. Siiien “std continues in Bellevue Vague reports have reaced this city of the myste. Hospital. rious embarkation at yarious points on the Georgia | the reporter of the i.) Whig draws a between Worse and eisolpede, re. d Florida coasts of parties partly of ia i suppeee a ee orem wre WASHINGTON. WAguINOTON, Feb. 14, 1869. General Grant’s Speech—The Feeling is Wash- ington—Ubngrin of Radical senators. ‘The address delivered yesterday by General Grant— the longest and most noteworthy he has ever yet ventured upon—in response 40 the joint committee of the two Houses of Congress that called upon him to present nis ceriificave of election, has been the main staple of conversation to-day in all circles of Washington society. It iseasy wo why every expression that fell yesterday from the lips of the President elect should possess an impor- tance for the turee thousand actual and twice a8 many prospective officeholders here. General Grant, with a degree of communicativeness not exactly an- tictpated from one in his position, told his pelicy in rogard to removais with a terse clearness that left nothing further to be desired on that head. The in- terest manifested, especially by government officials, (to ascertain his views was expressed in the extraor- dinary demand for the evening papers containing hus speech. So far did the curiosity of certain high functionaries of the departments extend that steno- gtaphers were sent incogniio to dot down in an unobserved manner the words of the President elect, A certain secretary was engaged about noon yester- day in hia department reading over letters and documents when one of his assistant secretaries en- tered and exclaimed: “I have Grant’s speech.” “The devil you have {@Let us hear it,” was the hur- ried and emphatic response of the other. The speech was pulled out and recited, while several Congressmen who bappened to be present crowded eagerly around to hear its contents, “That's darned plain talk,” cried one. ‘Yea; I think I see a squall @head,” observed another. “Grant nieans tt,” emphasized’ a third, “It will be @ rough time ‘for some,” remarked a fourth, and so on with fifty similar commonplace commentaries, which amounted to hothing save to indicate that nobody felt his corns trod upon, but thought his neighbor’s must be seriously endangered. It is un- derstood that President Johnson also shared in the gen6ral interest to hear what Grant had to say. Senators and Representatives of the House kept the members of the joint committee that walted on Grant busy the whole afternoon retailing what they had listened to at army headguarters; yet in the early part of “the day little in- terest was felt im the event, for the reason that Grant was supposed to make one of his customary short speeches, merely thanking the com- mittee and then withdrawing. ~The fact, however, that he departed from his characteristic reticence and had actually lald down the policy of his admin, istration spread over the town rapidly and reached those interested at both ends of the avenue in an in, credibly brief space of time. The general effect of the address might be called tranquilizing. Every one who wants an office believes, with the inevitable vanity of human nature, that he was some peculiar quality which will recommend him to Grant which his fellows fail to possess. Grant may re- move anybody else, but he can hold on. The only class of politicians in Washington to-night to whom the speech has not brought hope and comfort is the extreme wing of the radical party and the Senate of the United States. Not a word about the man and brother at the South nor the reconstruction of the States thereof is a grievous omission in the eyes of Charles Sumner; but the whole Sanate is included—except perhaps, the handful of indifferent democrats who don’t seem to care how the ship of state sails since they abondoned the heim—in the feeling of disappointed vanity at not being called into the confidence of the President elect in the mo- mentus task of constructing a Cabinet. In conse- quence of this it is assumed to-night that the Tenure of Oflice Act will stand 4 poor chance of belug modi- fled, judging from the dissatisfied mood that has suddenly come over the amiable disposition of the Senate. The joint committee appointed to wait on Grant and Colfax and notify them of their election to the Presidency and Vice Presidency wil make their re- port to both Houses to-morrow. The Dinner of Speaker Colfax. Speoker Colfax entertained at dinner iact evening quite a distinguisied party, Genera! and Mrs. Grant were present, togetier with Representatives B: Dawes, J. F. Wilson and Boutweli and several 1 ‘The little party is represented to have been very pleasant, and the guests remained some time after diner conversing upon tie prominent topics of the day, excluding poittics. General Cushing’s Darien Skip Canal Treaty. General Cashing arrived here iate last night with the treaty wnich he negotiated between the United States and the South American republic of the United States of Cotombia witn reference to the Darien ship canal. He had a long interview with Secretary Seward to-day, when he handed him the treaty and gave an interesting account of his trip. General Cusbing’s mission has been in every respect ®@ success, and he was warmly congratulated by Mr. Seward upon its results. Jt is expected ‘hat the treaty will be sent to the Senate this week, and an effort will be made to secure actlom upon it before the close of the session. ‘The Internal Revenue Bill. The Committee of Ways and Means, though deter- mined to push the Internal Revenue bill through the House, do not have any hope of its passing the Senate at this session. It has not received a fair consideration in the Committee of the Whole, for there has not been a quorum present at any of the night sessions, and on many points where a differ- ence of opinion arose they were passed over rather than break up the committee by dividing. When it ts reported to the House, however, many amend- ments mad¢in commitice will give rise to discus. sion, and the bill itself may fail in that body for want of time, xd Prospocts of Brisk Business ia Congress. As there remains but ten days, excliding the two Sundays interventag, of the present Congress after Saturday next, all bilis likely to meet the disapproval of the President will have to be passed and in his hands by noon of that day in order to give him a chance to consider and return them vetoed within Uie time specified in the constitution. The present week will therefore be devoted to pushing through such measures as the suffrage amendment to the constitution, the Air Line Rattroad bill to New York, and whatever eise may come up of a character likely to excite the opposition of the Executive. The Proposed Redistribution of the National Bank Currency. The great diversity of opinion developed tn the debate on the bill providing for a redistribution of the national bank ctrrency shows that there is little chance of its suovess for the present. The Western men not only want more than their share of the cur- rency, but they insist that the national banks shall be so restricted by law as to prevent any attempt at temporary con- traction, There are enough members in the House either personaliy interested in or friendly to the national bauks to take care of their interests, and the manifest hostility of the Western men to- wards these constitutions, as shown by the debate has pat the bank men on the lookout for their tn- verest. Sales of Coin on Account of the Government. ‘The Official recapitulation of gold and stiver coin sold on account of the United States, from January, 1808, to January 0, 1869, shows $238,600,000. The largest sales were in 1807—namely, nearly $59,000,000 at New York. In 1868 over $30,000,000 wore sold at New York and St. Louis. The taxes oa the entire amount sold in those years were $143,000; Commissions, $263,000; premiums, $108,222,000; net receipts, about $346,500,000, The Roll of Honor—Résting Places of tho ‘The Quartermaster General of the army has just Published No. 17 of the Roll of Honor, giving the names of soldiers “who died in defence of the Amert- can Union, interred in the national and public cemeteries in Kentucky, and at New Albany, Jeifer Ssonville and Madison, Ind.; Lawton (Millen) and Andersonville, Ga. (supplementary). The list gives 19,573 names of Union soldiera in those iocalities. ‘The report says “the manner in which the graves Were widely scattered throughout the entire State of Kentucky tn @ noticeable feature. On somo of the army routes they averaged as high as two to the mile. ‘This ts accounted for by the fact that many of the troops in ther advance through Kentucky to the front werg raw recraita anacoustomed t the , MONDAY, FEBRUAKY 115, — hardships and exposure of a campaign. In many instances they gave out through fatigue, wilting and dropping out of the ranks at the very outset of the march, to be picked up by some kind Samaritan or to die alone aud uncared for by the roadside. In ad- dition to deaths from thts cause tt was often the case those least sick, called “convalescents” (often a mis- nomer), were seut to the rear, compelied to travel in army Wagons and at times over almost impassable roads. Exposure to cold and wet caused them to die by scores, In some cases they froze and died in the wagons, and sometimes they were !cft at cheer- lesa cabins by the wayside to experience a more lin- gering fate, and at length to be buried by stranger hands m door yards or inside family burying grounds. On one occasion no less than nineteen deaths occurred in accompany of convalescents sent from Cumber- land Gap, before they reached Loudon, a distance of fifty miles. On the more important battlefields of Kentucky the search for the dead proved remarka- bly successtul, chiety from the fact that the battles were fought in the settled neighborhoods and upon cultivated farms, In such cases the mhabitants themselves assisted frequently at the burials or marked the graves carefully soon aster.” ‘The volume comprises the names of those who died as prisoners of war in the hands of the rebels during the months of October and November, 1864, at the prison commonly known as the Millen Prison. The cemetery to which these bodies have been trans- ferred (together with others from General Thomas’ army, who fell in skirmishes near this place) 18 located about one mile west of the Savannah and Augusta Railroad, about half a mile from’ the stockade. It is securely enclosed. The graves are tastefully arranged in sections aud marked by head- boards. The most interestiag features of this prison (as being in marked contrast with that of Anderson- ville) ig the abundant supply of pure cold water. Early in the fall of 1864 the rebel autnorities had com- menced the removal of the Andersonville prisoners to this place. About 7,000 had been thus removed at the time of the approach of Sherman’s army. Dur- ing the two mofitns that this prison was occupied there had occurred 725 deaths, of which number 491 bodies were buried in three treaches near the rail- road and 234 in the trenches near the hospitals. Additienal Townships in Kunsas. The Commissioner of the General Land Office has just received from the Surveyor General at Leaven- worth, Kansas, the returns of the survey of sixteen additional townships of public land in that State in the valleys of Solomon and Sabine rivers, Trigo and Graham counties, including an aggregate area of 368,640 acres, The surface of these lands is gen- erally high and rolling prairie and the soli second and third rate quality, and is chiefly valuable as a grazing region, for which 1t presents some fine in- ducements. The tract is watered by the Solomon and Sabine rivers and several small afluents. The timber ia confined to the banks of the streams, and qonsists of cottonwood, ash, elm and alder. ‘The Union Pacific Railroad, eastern division, passes through this tract in a northwesterly direction.~ Limestone abounds throughout the tract aud some fine quarries are noted by the surveyor. A very small proportion of these lands has been taken up as yet by actual settlers. Prepnrations fer the Inauguration Display. General Webb, Crand Marshal, is perfecting his ar- rangementa for the inauguration procession on the 4th of March, which promises to be one of the most imposing pageants ever witnessed in this country. Associations desirous of appearing in the procession should report at once to General A. S. Webb, Grand Marsbal, or N, P. Chipman, Chairman of the Com- mittee on Procession. War Among the Pacific Railronds. ‘The Centra! Pacific Railroad Company having ap- plied for an advance on that part of the ronte lying between Monument Point and Ogden, a protest has been entered with the Secretary of the Interior, by the President of the Unton Pacific Ratlroad, ags such advance, on the ground that the Union Pa Company ts constructing theroad on that part of the route and wil: very soon apply for the bonds autho- rized by law on the completed work. It ts added that the latter company commépced operations on this part of the route, 1t being within 200 miles of its end of completed track and not within that distance beyond the completed track of the Central Pacitic Raitroad. Mr. Barleigw’s Speceh on the Indian Ques- cy The recent speech of Hon. W. A. Burleigh, the dele- gate from Dacotah, excites much attention, it beinge publisiied at length in the oficial debates. Owing to the great press of other matters only a brief men- tion of it was made in the despatches to the Asso- ciated Press. He said, in the course of his re- mark informed that there are now two deficiency priations asked for—one of five hundred thou- dollars for feeding and taking care of some twelve thousand Indians for eight mouths, under the charge of General Harney, in the Sioux district; tue other for ti :rtcen millon dollars for carrying on the present Indian war ia the Southwest for the last six months agatust & much smaller number of In- dians. I have learned to-day that there are now eny 1 in the Indian country and on our West- ern irontiers about forty b> sage of troopa, tmeluding one regiment oi cavairy, raised in ‘the State of Kansas, which has been in service since last Octover.. The expense w he government in carrying on this war will exceed $40,000,000 a year if allowed to continue, Instead of protecting the inhabitants of the frontiers, they in- crease their danger, more than two hundred and afty having been murdered during the past few months. I do not wish to be understood as imputing to the War Department either dishonesty or extrava- gance. Itis the policy alone that I objectto. War 18 at all times costly, especially when carried on, as tins one is, in & country so remote from the source of supplies that the expense of transportation doubiea, trebles and in many cases quadrupies their original cost. Mr. Burleigh said, in conctuston:—‘iut two meth. ods for the adjustment of these difficulties are now thovght of. That proposed and so successfully in- augurated by the peace cormmission commends itseif to the favorable consideration of the Christian statesman, the philanthropist and the true ecouo- mist. By its adoption the Indians will witness our returning good faith and rejoice; they will abandon the warpat@ and setéle down upon their reserva- peace and safety will reiga uninterruptedly ut our entire Territoriat domain; hope will Q ted in the red manjs heart, and the tof 13 brave progenicors will dgain elevate is rd nature. On the contrary, if war, murder rot and rapine are to be persisted in, and the policy of extermination, or sajugation even, 1s to pe carried out our frontiers are doomed to a fresh pttsin of Gre and biood unparaileled in the history indian warfare and oar national treasury will be . to Inevitable baukruptey,’’ TUE OVERLAND MAIL CONTRACT, Report of the Committee on Public Expenil. tures on the Overland Mail Contract with Wells Barge & Co. WASHINGTON, Feb, 14, 1969, uroomall, of Pennsylvania, from the Commit- Public Expenditures, to which was referred } tho vesolution directing an tnquiry into the overland mail contract with Wells, Fargo & Co., the manner of fulfiliing the contract, the cosé for transportation, éc., on Saturday submitted a report, which was ordered to be printed and recommitted. The report says that the committee has examined twenty-eight witnesses and taken an amount of testimony cover- ‘ng 945 pages, dud find the following facts and cir- cumstances:— ‘The mail roate in question connects the approach. ing termini of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads. On October 1, 1868, its length was 837 miles and i8 rapidiy shortening as sald fail- roads approach @ junction. By the act of March 25, 1964, all the mail matter sent over this route was required to pay letter postage. Hence only the letter mati, some 400 or 500 pounds daily, was carried over this ronte, The re- mainder, consisting‘of books, documents and pertodi- cals, and weighing about 2,000 pounds per day, was sent by sea. For the yearending October 1, 1868, this overiand mail was carried by Weits, Fargo & Co. Their contract being about to expire on that day the ave aaa General, on the previous March ad) hate nid ease ag ea sented the time to be 19 commence October 1, 1868, and to end June 30, 18t0, the latte: ER a a li aa vterstood. by all r Mr tee roads as requiring the Pacific yerpoae 8a far as to purpose Ss and the route should shorten ‘ant cease pot eg ae Fe te Eat eae = Hy $350,000 per ant ee vice will be contin at pro rata reduction of as each fifty miles of the Union Pacific Raitroad ts completed westward, aod the mat! service ordered thereon, The de ment reserves the right to cur- tail the service at its Western terminus when the Ceniral Pacific Raiiroad shall have progressed east- ward @ sufficient distance to warrant Les ey | the Western mails irom a point on the raliro: rather than from Virginia City.” I¢ aiso required tue contractor, in the usual words of such contracts, “vo carry all tue said maul, whatever may be its size, weight or increase, during the term of the contract.” On June 25, 165, Congress repealed the act of March 25, 1864, to take effect on the following woth of Se; tember, and thereby . 0; route the entire mails for the inst the earnest remonstrance of the chairman of the Committee on Post Ofices and Post Roads of tue House of Representatives (Mr. Farnsworth), who procemees, to represent the views of the Post Office ‘partment. tie objected to the of tie law; that tt would vitiate or interfere with the contract already made, and would probably cost the government at the rate of $900,000 per annum jor the whole distance by throwing 50 much mail matter upon this dificult and expensive Toure. it very soon became manifest that Mr. Spaids would not carry out the contract according to its terms, Indeed, he could not be expecied to do it, His bid was based upon.the letter mail alone, ant stipulated compensation was inadequate to that. He uad bound himself to carry all the im- crease, but when that increase was caused by the act of the government after the daie of his contract, I pnt Oc he was ceriainly not morally bound to fultill his contract, if, indeed, he could be legally held to tt, Under these circumstances two very proper courses of conduct were open to Mr. Spaids—first, to throw up tis contract as soon as the act of Congress came to his knowledge; or, second, to carry the mail, with the increase, and to look to Congress; for an appropriation to pay him for the increase, But he did neither. On the contrary, he claimed the right to hold his coutract, and asked the Post OMce Department to pay him pro raia for “the inerease,”” which he must have Known it had no power-to do; and thus he prevented the depart- ment from inviting new pro] ‘s under the ch: condition of things. The Pogtmaster Gen- erai does not appear to have been anxious to force the hard bargain upon Spaids; but he insisted upon Spaids exercising his election at once. accepting chan; circumstances, and looking to Congress for relief, or retiring in time for new arrangements to be mace. nee, on July 18, 1863, the following letter was written to Spaids:— Post Orrice DrvantTMENT, CONTRACT OFFIOR, Wasuinaton, D. C., July 18, 1363, ‘ 81g—The Postmaster General desires you to state to the department, in writing, whether it is your purpose to trans- 2 Nerd 60s between Cheyenne, Dscotasy of that point oa rouie No. ween " joint on the Calon ete allroad to hich Toalld are bel Zon veyed, when your service goes into operation, an Uily, Kovada’ under your necepted bid of $335,000 per annum. An immediate answer desired. Respectfully, Ac. G, W. McOLELLAN, Second A. P. M. Gen. Canton SPatns, Chicago, Ill. To this Spaids replied September 12, 1268, and ac- counts for so jate areply Irom the faet that he only received the letter from the department on_ the sth, because of the neglect of the Postmaster to deliver it, and gives the folowing answer:— Firat propose and am fully prepared to transport all the mai's that the department haga right to require W be trans- orted under (he advertisement inviting proposals, route No. 7,635, and awarded to me ou the 12h June, 188, in accord with conditions of advertisements. ‘Second—That alter the contract was awarded—viz., on the ‘ongress passed alaw repealing an act which rave directions to the documentary and newspaper mails to the Paciic coast—viz., by Panama route. By repeal of this law by Congress the whole or nearly all this cinsa of mail matter will Le thrown upon this route in consequence of the legislation of Congress: referred to abor shail expect from the department pro rata pay, ia accordance with the current reguistions of the Department, in such cases made fand provided, in conformity with conditions set forih in in advertisement He then asks to de informed of the amount of additional matl matter thrown upon the route in conse- quence of the passage of the act. This seems to have satisfied the department that Spaida mtended to assume the risk and carry the mails, looking to Congress for hs reward. A letter from the Post OMice Department, dated September 16, acknowledges the receipt of this letter. On Sep- tember 18 another letter is written to Spaids, telling him he must fulfil his contract, “asing therefor such means a8 may be necessary to transport the whole of said mali, whatever may be its size and weight,” and that the Postmaster at Salt Lake has been ia- structed to weigh the mails until further orders. On September 29 Mr. Spaids replied as foliows:— WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 1868. Sim—Having received no answer to that part communication asking the department to inform sie of the amount of mafl matter thrown upon route 85 by the act repealing the act of Congresr approved Nareb’25, 1864, referred to in that communicatioa, and whether ti iment will pay has purp! untit it ako pleting muy arrangements for stocking the mail, and the ouly Sourse left for me, in the absonce of the required informa- tion and the uncertainty fn rejation to the course to be pursued by the Postmaster General, is to decline to tranaport any mail over the route uatil payment for auch service shall be set-led detinitely by the department or Congress. From tho inst information I bave been able to get, the mail matter thrown upon this route by the act of Congress referred to after the contract was awarded, and which was not considered efther by the departinent or myself, will amount to tore than three times in weight of the ordinary mail transportation over the ronte, oF that would be during ‘the continuance of the con- tract were {t not for the act of Congress referred to. This legisiation not having been ant.cipated at the time the con- tract was advertised abd awardet and the department hav- ing declined to take any responsibliity in the matter, I ask to bave the time named tn the contract io commence the service extended until the Ist of January, 1569, s0 that this question can be dednitely settled by Congress before the service will commence ; or, if more satisfactory to the department, to re- ‘advertise the route so shat bidders can fully understand the service to be performed. ‘This will be satisfactory to me and understand this course bas beea suggested by the Post Master General. Lam respectfully your obedient servant, CARLTON SP AIDS. Hon. G. W. MoLELLAN, Second Assistant Post Master General. The committee are of the opinion that injustice was done Carlton Spaida by the act of Congress, without fault on the part of the Postmaster General, and if he had retired at once on being informed of the legisiation affecting his contract, and suffered the departinent to open the matter again to com, tition, he might again have been the lowest bidder. If not, he might have had an equitable claim upon Congress for reimbursement of outlay, and perhaps for the loss of bis bargain. But he has forfeited ali claim for consideration by standit in the way of other arrangements until two days before he snould have commenced carrying the mails. Fortunately for him, however, be tacurred but little or no expense in the premises. There is no evi- dence that he purchased a single horse or stage coach, and up to September 26 tue’ information of the department furnished by tye rams {rom J. W. Clampitt, — agent of the Post OMice Department at Sait Lake, was that Spaids had done nothing for his contract. Left in this way, with @ contract for carrying several taou- sand pounds of mail matter dally over a dificult and dangerous route of more than 800 miles, aban- doned two days before the service under it was to commence, What was the Postmaster General to do? Asingle week would stow np tons of mail matter at the terminus of each division of the railroads. He *imight have paid no attention to the act of Con- gress. He migut have forced the paper mail to go by sea and suifered Spaids to carry the letter mail according to his contract as it stood when he en- tered into it. ‘This might have saved the govern- ment some money; but no public officer can be asked or expected to assume so setious a responsi- bitsy. It was absurd at that inte day to tuink of advertising for new proposals. ‘The work could not be stopped, even for thirty days, and it would have required moaths to advertise, re- ceive and consider the proposais and enter into a new contract and stock the road. Under these cir- cumstances the Postmaster General did the only thing he could do, He made a temporary arrange- mont with the old contractors, Wella, Fargo & Co., to continue the service, promising them the same compensation he should be obliged to give any future contractors he might bargain with. This arrange- ment was made about October 1, 1563. The report here quotes from correspondence between A. W. Street, postmaster at Salt Lake; J. W.’Ciampitt, agent of the Office Department, and the departmont, showing that up to within a day of the expirauon of the old contract no arrangement had been made with the new contractors for carrying the mails, On October 9, 1863, the department received & communication from George K; (itis, seo. E stating that they would to October 10, and not then continues:—The matis, vo be carried somewhat irrega- the positive terms of the uo- the temporary atran; to“ the ul y however, contin larly, notwithstanding tice, At the time of maki on tne of those who made the and at their instance Mr, the original con. trac! Sg re tl Voy See iitmself and furnished the names of some wit neases to support the All of these were snb- naed and exgmi two; the elder Mr. Epaids, he father of the contractor, being presen: all Sere a oY the witness. arDenver City, some 000 miles distant, Was asked be the to corroborate his * on he ® 3 a@great these H ive their names nor when would testify, because @ had not his memoranda with him, but that he would return the next day and furnish the com- promising. But the next day the witesas swore that ne: a) nothing matover bout M ses LNCAsee. they swore the; ae Sonne \ eueus not u atfecting tne Post Office t what they had heard from. Smith - fi from comuion rumor, and further, (ee knew Len ri 4 Lag suca papa also swore they reagon to suspect a“ of the Postmaster were that im; Tr conduct on tie General, oF y connect ‘with his department. Having thus the to this the committee of then Malttee to report the pi cost to the government of the mails over the route in b ier On a janction much. two railroads OF an was possible on March ral advertisement, or 30, 1870. On October 1, 1863, the date was fixed at October 1, 1362. On December 16, 1563, the fostmaster General supposed the roads would completed July 31, 140%. Now, accordi wo test, the commitice are led to believe se chat a8 Sas next, The contract pro every fifty miles of shortening of tue route by the compietion of the From ti ticipated rapidity of 7) contract 16 was supposed at the thme of making it, because the same outlay had to be made for @ much shortee period of service Lie was Cog inte ated. This un- xpected rapidity 0! progress al as a reagon why. Wells, “Fargo » who were waiting March 8, to take the contract at $1,314,000 ayear, rel on October 1, 1868, to perform the service for less than $1,760,000 per annum. Whether this was the true reason or Whether that coun) knew the department could do no better—in fact, could get nobody elise to undertake the sameat all—and hence felt themseives in a position to drive a hard vargaim is & matter for comiecture. If the latter, the com- rinse rine na vat Mr. spatdefelied elsher topes: vunate, in the fact x f form his contract or to relinquish it in time to ob- tain other proposals. It is lair to say here that one of the witnesses gives another reason for the difler- ence between ths price asked by Wells, Fargo é& Co. in March and that in October. It is that im March the route was si wi in October the stock had been suffered to fali off, ratory to quitting, and it requires muc! ex- pense to continue a mail contract than to commence one anew. ‘The other result 1s that the cost to the government will be greatly less than was anticipated October 1, 1868, or even December 16, foliowing. On the latter date the Postmaster General estiinated the entire cost to the government’ at $670,144. On this testimony the committee now believe the cost will be about half a million. The road is already completed as far as the Postmaster General, in his estimate, supj it would bein June next, the distance between the termini being now about 200 miles. ‘Tae last branch of the inquiry 1s in relation to the manner the contractors have been and are now carrying out thei contract. Oa this polut ‘the committee examined many wis- neases, but were unable to obtain much more information than is contained in the answer the Postinaster General, already referred For some two months after October, 1863, there were mi and = serious complaints of the manner in which the maiis were being trans- ported. One witness testifies that he and others were obliged to send the mati matter to the Pacitio coast by Sea On account of losses.and injuries on tae routg in question, arising from the negligence of the agents of the contractors and from the want of suf- dicient means of portation. The committee have not been able to ascertain that any serious complaints have been made at the beginning of the resent year, These a juences are attempted to be explained on the part of the contractors by the allegation that, towards the end of te former term, their stock was allowed to go down, under the tm- preasion that it would not be needed atter October 1, 1368, aud that it required time to replenish it; ande further, that the rauroads are being made in places. to. upon the mail route, making it dificult and dangerous to transport heavy loads. The contractors, however, have undertaken to fur- nish surticient stock and to carry the mails celerity, certainty and security. The difficulties encountered were only those they had obi themselves to overcome. it appears there has been’ about $47,000 withlield on account of these delin- quencies. Future adjustments will further abate the: compensation to make it equitable aud fair to all concerned. ‘The comunittee have found in the tasti- mony no reason to fear that the interests of gov- ernment tu the premises wil be sacrificed Sy the Post Office Department, Those who complain of the namense expense of carrying this mail for the term contract for, even when pense is reduced to $500,000 by the shi ‘of the route, and who affect to see some fault in the Post Office Department, fail to remember that this great expense was caused by the act of already referred to, passed against the remon- strances of the aepartment. The letter mail alone could have been carried for the time for $125,000, and would have been but for the interference of Congress after the contract with Mr, Spaids was made. His $335,000 a year, to be abated pro rata, ning of the distance and the time, would have amounted to about $125,900 for the time when the raiiroads met. These complainants aiso fail to remember that if Mr. Spaids had been allowed to proceed with his contract regardiess of what he demanded pro rata com, n for thé increase of mail matter put upon him by the act of he would have received more than wiil be a Wells, ¥ je com- pe ane f the foliowing resolution. u ol a OLN M. BROOMALL, Chairman pro tem. ‘The resolution asks to have the committee dig- charged irom further consideration of the matter. * MAILS FOR THE PACIFIC. wie Sovnnanrdndingts The steamship Rising Star will sali from this port on Tuesday for Aspinwall. The matis for (entrat America and the South Pacific will close at half-past ten o'clock in the morning. The New York Heratp—Eaition for the Paciie— wili be ready at half-past nine in the morning. 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