The New York Herald Newspaper, February 17, 1870, Page 4

4 ——__—_— NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. AMUSEMENTS THIS. EVENING, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Roy Ror—Nick oF ‘Tun Woons. THE TAMMANY, Fourteenth street.—Tas BURLESQUS OF THE SEVEN. WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway and Wth street.— BomooL. hs BOOTH'S THEATRE, 334 at., between Sth and 6th avs.— HAMLEt. ‘ GRAND OPERA HOUSE, corner of hth avenue end ‘984 st. —THk TWELVE TeMPra tions. Kas OLYMPIC THEATRE, Brosaway.-New VeEsioN OF Bauer. FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, Twenty-fourth st.—FR0U NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Txacxpy or Ham BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIO.—Iratiax OrERA—~ Paver. AND MENAGERIE, Broadway, cor- war Pulnneth a Watiove dally, Performasice every evsning. NEW YORK STADT THEATRE, Nos. 4 and 47 Bowery—~ Orxss Burvo—Basnx BiEv. MRS, FB. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklya.— Dror Tom's Canin. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery.—Com10 Vooatisa, NEGRO MINSTERLBY, 40, THEATER Pty ed $14 Broadway.—Couto VooaL- Nexo Acts, BRYANT’S OPERA HOUSE, Tammany Bullding, 14th S—BRYAN1'S MINGTBELS. BAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 885 Broa iway.—-ETHIO- PLAN MINSTRELSY, NEGRO AOTs, 40.—“HAsi.” KELLY & LEON'S MINSTRELS, 720 Broadway.—ETuto- IAN MINSTRELSEY, NkGRO AOTS, 40. .. NEW FORK CIRCUS, Fourteenth street. -EQUESTEIAN exp Grunastic Praronmanons, dc. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—HoouEy’s MuverKkLs—Tux THEATRIOAL AGENCY, dc, APOLLO HALL, corner 28th street and Broadway.— ‘Cur New Hivkestcon. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— BciENoR AND Ant. 1870. TO-DAY’S GERALD. New York, Thursday, February 17, —— = ‘ [ig CONTENTS AGE. ‘1—Advertisements. Q—Advertisements. 3—Advertisements, @—Egitorial :; Leading Article on the Democratic Proviem at Albany, Harmony and Success or Division and Defeat—Washington: General Banks’ Resolution on Cuban Neutrajity Intro- duced in the House; the New York Contested Election Case; Sales of Cadetships—Personal In- telligence—The Cuban-American Leaguo—The Funeral of Greenwalth—The Majesty of the Law—The Union League Reception—Army and Naval Intelligence—Meeting of the Boara of Health—Amusement Announcements. G—Telographic News from All Part of the World: Press Prosecutions in France; Pére Hyacinthe and the Pope; Arrival of the Darien Qnneal Expedition at Aspinwall—The State Capital: Progress of the Excise Repeal Bill in the Senate; Arraignment of Judge Potter st the Bar of the House—A Wife Snot Dead by her Husbund—The Voorheca Asgassination; the Coroner's Inquest—Arson in Jersey—Educational Afflairs—New York City News—A Jump- ing Match For $2,000—The Ulster County lurder—The Hotbea of Crime—Obtaining joney by Trick ann Device—Business Notices. 6—Marriages, Births and Deaths—Advertisements. ‘7—Advertisements. @—Proceedings in the New York City and Brooklyn Courts—rinancial and Commercial Reports— A Woman Killed by a Dose of Oplum—A Man Killed on the Erie Ratlway—shipping Inteill- gence—Advertisements, Tue Darien Expepition, headed by the steamer Nipsic, arrived at Aspinwall on the 9th of February. PreckMEAL LEGIsLatTion.—A proposition to furnish equivalents in money for legs, arms, eyes, &c., lost by soldiers in the war, was dis- cussed in the Senate yesterday. VinezvELan News.—The revolutionis!s are pushing ahead in Venezuela according to recent accounts from there. Several battles are reported to have resulted in victories for the rebels. Owing to tho disturbed state of the country business is paralyzed and the crops are backward. Tae Excise Birt was under discussion in the State Senate yesterday. A test vote disclosed that the parties are fairly ranged against one another, and the “boys” may rest Satisfied that they will have free liquor after awhile, although their party representatives are very slow about it. Tue Priviceess or Members OF THE Lxais- tarurr.—Judge Potter, who was arraigned with two officials of his court before the bar of the lower house of the Legislature yester- @ay for detaining a member by a civil pro- cess, was discharged after a hearing yesterday. The whole Assembly appeared to be uncertain of the premises, and, disliking to ask advice. from the fountainhead of legal ‘nowledge, concluded to be on the safe side. A Mysreriovs Casz.—The attempt to mur- @er Mr. Eaton the other night, within view of his own house, hasa bad appearance. Plunder was not the object, neither was ordinary per- NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1870. ‘The Prebiom at Albany—Har- mony and Success or Divisions and De- feat. The democratic party in our presont Legis- \sture, with every incentive to union and harmony, is threatened with divisions and defeat. For example, upon Mr. Frear’s new Charter bill for this city two or three Senators from this quarter and one or two from the interior appear to wish it to be understood that if put to the alternative of yea or nsy on this bill they will “‘emash the machine.” The worst of it is, ina party view, that by joining the republicans it is within the power of three or four democratic Senators to throw to the winds all the fruits of the last November election and to turn over the State again into the hands of the republicans next fall. This, should it come to pass, will be a small matter in the judgment of independent men, who have lost all faith in the wirepullers of both parties; but to the people of this city, over- taxed and burdened as they have been, as they are and will continue to be under our present incongruous and irresponsible city government, the paramount question is this question of a new Charter, endangered by these democratic mutineers, A new Charter upon the popular idea of municipal rights, restoring to the city the right, the duty and the responsibility of admin- istering its local affairs, without the existing drawbacks and complications of State commis- sions, boards and bureaus, is what we have been promised from this democratic Legisla- ture, and is whaf this community expects and demands. And what is there so monstrous in Mr. Frear's bill that, rather than support it there are certain democratic Senators who would see this great object of a new Charter defeated and the party broken to pieces and reduced to public contempt and derision? Cannot the bill be amended s0 as to remove all reasonable objections, even in reference to the power of the Supervisors and the term of the Aldermen? It can be. Unfor- tunately, however, the objections to the bill are but a pretext for mutiny against the estab- lished central organization of the party in this city. 4 Does any one conversant at all with the party ropes and wires behind the scenes sup- pose that Senators Genet and Norton, in their opposition to Frear’s bill, are inspired solely by patriotic considerations? No; they are like other public men, planning to turn affairs of State to their own advantage. They are thus co-operating with an active clique of ambitious outside politicians, who are simply aiming to supersede the central author- ity of Tammeny Hall, or if you please, of which Messrs. Sweeny, Hall, Tweed and others are the recognized head sachems. In opposition to this ceatral junta, “the ring,” to which the democracy are indebted for their present Governor and Legislature, the active rival clique referred to has entered the field at Albany. Mr. Samuel J. Tilden, a venerable Bourbon, turned up again, is the chief engi- neer of this clique; its special organ is the cop- perhead newspaper which sounded the trum- pet blast of retreat to the astonished demo- cracy on the eve of the last Presidential battle, and its sappers and miners are drawn from the dainty turtle soup gourmands of the Manhattan Club and the “bloated bond- holders” of our democratic aristocracy; and yet they are, strange as it may appear, backed by the chief of a corps of roughs and repeaters. Genet, Norton and the one or two others inclined to drift in the same direction in the State Senate may have no higher aspirations than a mere shuffle, cut and deal for the enor- mous masses of spoils and plunder of this rich island, awaiting a new division; but the chiefs of the cliques behind them are scheming for the higher game of the general control of the State councils of their party, looking to the next Congress, the next vacancy in the national Senate, the next Presidency, and the probabilities and possibilities of the next democratic Cabinet. Hence the hitch upon the new Charter. Mr. Tilden’s bill, in his judgment, no doubt, was the very thing required for the city ; but the majority of the party in the Legislature have thought other- wise, and so Mr. Tilden and his clique and their organ are roused into patriotic wrath against ‘‘the thieves of the ring”—the old story of the kettle calling the pot black. All this would be very amusing but for the fact that if we can have no agreement among these belligerent politicians on the Charter we shall have no new Charter, and so, in a looser and more slipshod way than ever, the local taxes drawn from this community and the spoliations from the city treasury will still increase. The public plunderers will say, when no man can be held responsible why should any man hesitate with the chance to steal all that he can? Now if there is any honesty in the patriotic professions of these Albany mutineers they will agree upon some- thing in the form of a new Charter, and as we have a meeting of the Legislature every winter it is not necessary to be very particular about secondary details. The failure to give us a Charter under which the city will govern itself willinvolve such discords and squabbles in the party camp as to change the vote of the State in the next election. The paltry squabble between the “‘hards” and ‘‘softs” over the spoils of the Custom House in 1853 split the party into two hostile factions in the next election, whereby they Jost the State. Nor was it ever fally recovered from that day until last November, and then it was recovered upon a vote two hundred thousand short of the poll of 1868—a very clear case of popular indiffer- ence as to the result, We see, indeed, in these disaffections at Albany something of the same symptoms that culminated in the national break-up of the party at the Charleston Con- vention. The trouble which led to that col- lapse first broadly developed itself in New York in the ‘‘free soil” bolt of Martin Van Bu- ren in 1848 against the regular democratic nomination of General Cass, and in the setting up of Van Buren a9 the independent ‘free soil” candidate—s bolt which, in dividing the New York democracy, gave the State to the whigs, which clected General Taylor Presi- dent. The history of the ups and downs of the New York democracy is full of such warn- ings. The reserved popular vote of two hundred thousand in the election of last November is another waraing to them that that unexpected sonal malice, There was no chance medley, but the crime was committed on a deliberate plan made by persons familiar with the gentle- man’s habits. As there has been given public indication that this man was looked upon with hitter dislike because he was counsel in some cases against the Erie management, people may naturally wonder whether this is the latest way of serving injunctions, Mr./Berau’s ArPEAL.—The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is likely to go out of existence with the abrogation of the humane law under which it acted, This is thing that the public generally will regret, for there was always some satisfaction to the fhought in the knowledge that it was possible fo forcibly restrain and even punish the crueity fo animals that offends the sensibilities of every community, But whose fault is it that fre are likely to lose this law? It is Mr. Borgh’s fault. His ill-judged zeal made ‘humanity look very like a nuisance, Quixote, in his misapplication of excellent principles, emed to be this gentleman's prototype, for e made the eame mistake, it is in mere oarsé, vulgar spleen and spite that the effort abrogate the law is now made in Albany, 4 such a motive could hardly hold up its ead even there if Mr. Bergh had not himself it WBRCKt many people out of patience with 0 alotuete Te’ & success was but an accident, They must hold together now, the factionists must respect the will of the majority, the party must do the work before it, or the election of next Novem- ber. may be the beginning of the end of the whole concern. Above all, touching the ques- tion of 9 new Charter, the authorized party junta of this city, to which the party owes the recovery of the State, and without which the State is lost, must be respected by this Legis- lature. If not, the State and the party are gone, and the mutineers, like the over-greedy dog in the fable, in grasping at the shadow will lose the beef now in thelr possession. Spanish Barbarities in Caba—Tho Shamo- ful Indifference of Our Government. The remains of Greenwalth, the victim of Spanish barbarity at Havana, were inferred here yesterday. Though the friends of the unfortunate man, and those of his colleagues who still remain in Cuba with his employers, used every means to prevent any demonstra- tion, thero was nevertheless a deep-seated feeling of indignation in the publio mind. Wherever the matter was spoken of the Spaniards were execrated, and shame was felt at the pusillanimous conduct of our govera- ment for its indifference to the many outrages upon Americans in Cuba. If Greenwalth was not an American citizen he was a resident here, and left this city for Havana buts few weeks ago. But his companions, who were brutally wounded, were American citizens. This case of barbarity, however, was only one of many upon our citizens by the Spaniards in Cuba. We have had authentic accounts of many before. It is be- cause the government at Washington has failed to notice those ‘previously that this occurred. Had reparation been demanded in previous cases, and protection to our citizens been insisted upon, we should not have heard of the brutal outrages on Greenwalth and his companions. Our Consuls in Cuba and.our navy in its waters might just as well he at home. They are utterly useless there. Well may the Spaniards despise us and laugh at the idea of the United States venturing to go to war with Spain. The most contemptible nation in the world would not suffer the in- dignities this republic has borne. Any little State would give better protection to its citi- zens, How has this mighty country fallen under the cowardly men who now rule at Washington! Think of our degradation when the friends of poor Greenwalth and the other victims of Spanish barbarity implore the people here to make no demonstration of indignation for fear of the consequences to those Ameri- cans who still remain in Cuba! We must not give vent to our feelings for fear the brutal volunteers might murder the Americans that are left in Havana and other parts of the island ! American merchants in Cuba, as we are well informed, dare not send letters in their packages of correspondence for Cubans or for those who might be suspected of sympathizing with the Cuban cause. Such is the reign of terror under the volunteers. The so-called’ Spanish government in the island is powerless and the mere instrument of a bloody revola- tionary faction. American citizens are com- pelled for self-protection to deny their country and to hail as Englishmen or as other foreigners. We have no doubt that in this last case of barbarity our weak and timid Secretary of State will accept the hollow apologies and misrepresentations of Spanish officials, and that those same officials, con- temptuously laughing at the imbecility of our government, will neither punish the criminals nor prevent similar outrages in the future. In all matters relative to Cuba‘and to what is occurring in that island now the government of this great country has ma le itself contemptible. The republic is disgraced in the eyes of the world. Every true American must feel the shame of such humiliation. Mr. Banks’ Cuban Resolution. In the House yesterday a resolution was introduced by Mr. Banks providing for a strict impartiality in enforcing the neutrality laws of the country and suspending the statutes punishing violations of the neutrality acts so far as they relate to the conflict now going on between Cuba and Spain. The resolution was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, of which Mr. Banks is chairman, and will probably be reported soon, and quite likely will be passed, at least in the House. The resolution will do a little better than a tub for a whale. It does not compass the question, but it is a little step towards the right. It says that as we have given thirty gunboats to Spain, we will, for a considera- tion, give aa many to Cuba. If we have here- tofore done anything to aid Spain, we are willing to do as much for the struggling colonists. Having bolstered up the failing for- tunes of the imbecile old kingdom with our gunboats, our diplomacy, our protection and our oppression of her weak enemies, we now offer, in a generous way, to do all those things for the unhappy colony. Having knocked down and robbed our neighbor we propose to offer him our sympathy. This is the measure of the resolution reported by Mr. Banks, and such is the desperate strait to which the action of the administration has driven the true friends of Cuban independence that they will hafl even such a resolution with delight. It does at least unbind the hands of Cuba, and gives her from this time forward a guarantee that she will not again be fettered in the race in which we gave Spain such a long start, But we had expected better things from General Banks, and still expect better things from him. Let us have no milk and water resolutions in a crisis like this of Cuba, which pleads to us even with the voices of our own murdered citizens. Let us no longer show onrselves to be the great Snob among nations, bowing as republics only bow to the baughtier prestige of nobility and blood, AxotuEr Murpxr is upon uz, replete with all the horrible accessories that seem to have become a peculiarity of metropolitan homi- cides, A man returns to his home in Forty- first street after three years’ absence, having found out in the meantime that his wife has been unfaithful, and entering her room shoots her twice in the head. Another man, who is said to have been her paramour, was in the room at the time, but the murderer did not know who he was or, a8 he stated, he would have killed him too. British Politioe—Giadstone and His Land Tenure Bill. We have already commented upon the speech of Mr. Gladstone on the introduction of his second grand bill for the settlement of Ireland and Treland’s troubles.. Last year Mr. Glad- stone did great work. He broke down—he did more, he made an end of—the biggest griev- ance of which Ireland had any cause to com- plain, Wespeak of the Irish Church Estab- lishment, Now Mr. Gladstone, with Ireland as rebellious as ever, undertakes another reform. It is our opinion that Mr. Gladstone will carry through this second great reform with as much ease as he carried through the last. But will he please Ireland? If he does not, he should, What more can any Parlis- ment do than do justice? This it alms at and this it will do. But if Ireland is radically opposed to the British government ‘what is the use of talking about reform? In the estimation of all honest souls the bill now submitted by Mr. Gladstone ought to make an end of all Trish trouble, If it doos.not, who is to blame? So far as we can see, the Irish in Ireland ebould settle all this English-Irish trouble bya complete exodus, Ireland in America would be happy. ‘The Irish in Ireland cannot and they will not be pacified. We can only say “Come,” PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Prominent Arrivals in This City Yesterday. General A. McDowell and Judge ©. H. Malin, of Philadelphia; Judge Cochrane, of New York, and J. A. Miller, of the United States Army, are at the Metropolitan Hotel. General H. W. Bantam, of the United States Army; Colonel T. R. Crawley, of the British Army, and Charies a. Page, Consul to Switzerland, are at the Astor House, Ex-Congreasman T. M, Pomeroy, of Auburu, and Colonel Samuel Tate, of Memphis, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Jadge Nelson, of Springfleld; Colonel H. 8, MoComb, of Delaware; Colonel W. A. Murphy, of Pennsylvania; Colonel Schofield, of the United States Army, and Governor Marshall Jewell, of Connec- ticut, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. General Israel Garrad, of Cincinnati, and Judge Farnsworth, of Detroit, are at the Everett House. The forlowing delegates to the Theta Delta Chi Convention, to be held at the Astor House to-day and to-morrow, the 17th and 18th inst.—F, W. Stewart, of Easton; O. G. Kingsman, or New Jersey; John Carter and A. W. Marshall, of Virginia—ar- Tived last night. The majority of the members are expected to arrive to-day, when tts numbers will be largely augmented by she arrivals from the other Staves. xe me THE CUBAN-AMERICAN LEAGUE. The third meeting of the Cuban League of the United States was held last night at pelmonico’s, General McMahon presiding. Among those pre- sent were Generals Granger, Graham, Hayes, Biatr, Davies, Avery, Van Alen and Darling; Colonels Tdingon: ana Raymond, Hon. Cassius M. Clay and other distinguished gentiemen. The business trans- acted related principally to the perfection of the organization end tho distribution of circulars for the purpose of convening meetings SPs PO a eo dor throughout éhe coun! to be ed by citizens asking Congress to sign as tO recog- nize tue belligerent pre of Cuba. A letter was re- el de Aldama, President of the Cuban Junta, thanking the | and enclosing @ check for $500. The Finance Com- inittee reported that subscriptions to the amount of had { in, and after the transaction of certain private business the meeting adjourned until next coeaay, night, All parties desiring informa- tion respecting the league with tne object of partt- cipating in this movement are directed to communi- cate with the President, General M. T. McMahon, at No, 218 Broadway. THE FUNERAL OF GREENWALTH. A Large Crowd in Attendance but Demonatrati Thefuneral of Isaac Greenwalth, whose remains were vrought to New York on Tuesday by the steamer Bienyilie from Havana, where the deceased was brutally assassinated by Spanish volunteers, took place yesterday morning at 311 Bowery. A Jarge crowd of spectators assembled in front of the build- ing, but no demonstrations of any kind were made. ‘rhe family of the deceased, composed of hia wife and several children, who reside at No. 308 Stanton street, arrived there a few minutes after the hour appointed, when the procession formed, the religious services, according to the Jewish faith, being deferred until the coffin reached Bay Side Cemetery, where it wasto be interred. Mr. Wil- liams, sexton of St. Thomas’ church, received the body from the steamer and conducted the cere- monies consequent upon its burial, in behalf of Lanman & Kemp, who bore the entire expenses, The procession was composed of fifteen carriages and about 300 men, the most of them members of the following lodges, to which order deceased belonged, to wit:—Jefferson, No. 3, I O, M. A.; Grand Lodge, I, O. M. A.; Ara, No.1, Asher, No. 2, Samuel, No, J Jouathau, No. 4nd Emanuel, No. 5, 0. U. M “THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW,” Judge Scott “Interviewsd” by a Friond— Didw’t Like to Commit Him and Didn’t Do It—Why Didnt Het About four o’clock yesterday afternoon a “diamond dealer” or ‘jewelry’ broker, Known as ‘Al’ Oakley, entered Essex Market Police Court, evidently ‘under the influence of liquor. There was a large crowd present and Oakley began talking to some of the prisoners, upon which the court officer Willard called him to order, Oakley abused Willard and swore at him. The officer asked Judge Scott wiiether hé should arraign a drunken and disorderly man, who was present. ‘Tne Judge drawied out mechanically, without rais- ing his eyes, “Ye-es.” Willard collared Oakley. Oakley struggled and kicked up a terrible row. Sev- eral other officers assisted Willard. The Judge for the first time looked up and said, reprovingly, ‘'Wil- lard, Willard.” : Oakley was pulled up to the bench and the Judge remonstrated with him very Kindly. Oakley burst into a tirade of abuse and “G—d d— a” tne Judge. ‘The Judge told Oakley to keep still or he’d “have to commit him.” Oakley said he'd ‘be d——d” if the Judge would commit him, he “‘didn’tyaare to com- mit him,” &. ‘The Judge again talked blandly, and conciliated the violent rough by getting his friend Walters, the East Broadway auctioneer, to take him away. Oakley got Walters to come back and apologize uf Judge. some people coulda’t do what Oakiey No ARMY INTELLIGENCE, By direction of the President the following named ofMcers are transferrea from the list of unassigned to the regiments set opposite to their names:—Captain William T. Gentry, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, to Nineteenth infantry, companygC; Captain William M. Wherry, Brevet Colonel on General Schofield’s staff, to Sixth infantry, company ©; Captain Charles A. Whittier, to Nineteenth infantry, company A; Cap- tain Thomas E. Rose, Brevet Colonel, to Sixteenth infantry, company C; Captain James McNierlaw, now on duty at the Military Academy, transferred to Eleventh infantry. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 1870. The complement of men forthe navy allowed by law—viz., 8,500—naving been reached, the depart- ment has directed that enlistments shall cease. The effect of this order will be to detain the Colorado, which is destined to relleve the Delaware on the Asiatic station, and to keep the men attachea to the latter vessel over the terin of their enlistment, for which they will receive one-fourth additional pay. The department has urged upon Vo! the neces- sity of allowing an additional number of men to meet this Contingency, but no action has been taken, and hence the Congress, the Colorado and other vea- nels cannot sail. In any emergency that might arise the department is powerless to supply a single vessel to mest It. WYSTERIOUS CASE OF POISONING IN CHICASD. CHICAGO, Feb. 16, 1870. A Holland family named Bankema, residing at 44 Lake atreet, consisting of a husband, wife and two children, were last night poisoned in some mys- terioua manner. It 1s sup; the poison was con- tatned In some mush which was { standti the stove. When discovered the wife and one were dead, and it is probabie that the other child will die, ‘The man will recover. The caao will be investigated to-muzu WASHINGTON. General Banks’ Resolutions on Cuban Neu- trality Introduced in the House. The New York Contested Election Case—General Van Wyck Admitted to His Seat—Sales of Cadetships—Numerous Cases Before the Committee. ‘Wasainoron, Feb. 16, 1870. General Banks’ Resolutions Enforcing News trality in Cuban Affairs. General Banks tatroduced in the House to-day for reference to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, of which he is chairman, resolutions similar to character to that which I referred to in my de- spatch day before yesterday in relation to Cubs. ‘The resolutions do not go as {arin words as was contemplated by General Banke at the time 1 sent you that despatch, but their effecta, when analyzed, seem to be the same. Instead of authorizing, 10 #0 many words, the President to issue & proclamation of neutrality as was first de- signed, the President may declare and maintain strictly impartial neutrality, which is considered to mean the same as if the President had been directed to 188ue @ proclamation. To-morrow General Banks will bring hig resolution before the committee, and if be can get them to endorse it will report it back to tne House and press its passage forthwith, Conclusion of the Busteed Case. ‘The House Committee on the Judiciary took defi- nite action to-day on the case of Judge Busteed, of the District Court of Alabama. The charges against him, preferred by Henry ©. Sample, were five in number, with seventeen specifications. All voted “no” on fourteen of them, and on the remaining three only Megara, Eldridge and Kerr voted to sus- tain them. On Robert H. Smith's charges and speci- fications, twenty in number, there was a unanimous vote against them. The committee therefore re- solved there was no evidence ta require or justify impeachment, and soreport tothe House and ask to be discharged from further consideration of the subject, The case tas been pending about two years and much evidence has been taken concerning it, Judge Busteed is now in Washington. Gueats at the President's State Dinner. The following named guests were present at the state dinner at the Executive Mansion this even- ing:—At one end of the table were Mrs, Ketcham, Mr. Lash and Mr. Packer, and at the other Mr. Jesse R. Grant, Mr. Roots and Mr, Stokes, On one side of the table were Mr. Sargent, Mra. Schofleld, Mr. C. GC. Washburn, Mr. Schenck, Mrs. Cragin, Senator Tipton, Senator Ramsey, Mrs. Grant, Senator Har- lan,’ Mra. Tipton, Senator Boreman, Lieutenant General Sherman, Mrs. Sargent, Mr. Schofeld, Mr. McCarthy. On the other side of the table were Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Van Auken, Mr. Stevenson, Mrs. B. F, Butler, Senator Morrill, Senator Buckingham, Mrs. Harlan, the President, Mrs. Morrtll, Senator Cragin; Mr. B. F. Butler, Mrs. Van Auken, Mr. Wil- liams, Mr. Ketcham, Mrs. Stevenson. South American Letter Postage. The postage chargeable upon correspondence Posted in the United Stares and aqgressed to Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile, , has bech reduced to the following amounts, prepayment com- | pulsory, to take effect immediately—viz., on letters, twenty-two cents per each half ounce or under; on newapepers, four cents each uf not exceeding four ognces, and four cents additional for every excess of four ounces, and on books, packets and samples of Merchandise, ten cents per each four ounces or fraction thereof, i Meeting of the National Council of the Union League. The National Executive Committee of the Union League of America met in this city at noon to-day at Willard’s Hotel. A committee made a report fa- voring a radical change in the ritual of the order; in fact, wiping out the whole Union League as 1t now exists and building up of a new fraternity. On mo- uon ex-Governor William A. Newetl, of New Jersey, was unanimously elected chairman for the year. The) Naticnal Gouncil (the parent body) mot at three o'clock this afternoon. The Business Com- mittee reported a@ series of resolutions congratu- lating the country for the success of the fifteenth emeudment, insisting on a practical exercise of equal rights, and the following, which was received with tremendous applause:— Resolved, That the National Counoff of the Union League of America deeply sympathize with the struggiing patriots of Cuba in the war in which for more than a year they have struggled to throw off the yoke of Spanish despotism and to secure for shemselves the boon of linorty and independence; ‘shat in view of the heroism, fortitude and perseverance with which they have prosecuted the war against the power of the Spanish government, and becai ey have further testified their devotion to liverty by the abolivion of slavery throughout the island; therefore Resolved, ‘That we respectfully urge upon Congress to re- cognize the belligerent rights of Cuba as soon as they shall have shown vea to have established a permanent gov- ernment. The Councils throughout the country were then instructed to appropriately celebrate the rattfication of the Fifteenth amendment. The National Council then adjourned until December. Pacific Ratlroad Subsidies. In reply to a resolution of the Senate, the Presi- dent has transmitted to that body a copy of a letter addressed to him on the 27tn ult, by the Secretary of the Interlor touching the action of the department wo faith ot tié Central branch of the Union Pacific Railroad Company to receive lands and bonds from the United States in aid of the cobitrustion of ita road, The Secretary says the application 4s complicated by the fact that the company had pre. sented a similar cne to his predecessor before the completion of the hundred mites of the road which the company was assigned to build and for which the original subsidy had been granted. Both the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Interior are of the opinion that if the legislation of 1866 had not been aaomed, by which the Union Pacific Rail. toad Company, Eastern Division, was authorized to change its route, and under which the route was actually changed from tne valley of the Republican Fork to that of Smoky Hill, the Ceutral branch would, upon reachiag the original point of contem- plated P vgrenien in the Repubilcan Valley, have been entitled to proceed to constract a road up that valley if the Eastern Division had failed to meet them there, and would have been entitled to tne bene- fits of section sixteen, of the act of July, 2, 1864. Sales of Cadetsbipe-sDamaging Testimony Against an ExeMember~Carpet-Buggers Monopolizing the Business. ‘The Military Committee of the House continued to-day the investigation of the aubject of improper disposition of cadetships. The principal case ex- amined to-day was that of S. Newton Pettis, late ' member of Congress from the Twentieth Pennsyiva- nis district. Three witnesses were examined, namely, Major Bloss, editor of the Titusville Herald; Mr. White and Mr. Derrickson, and their testimony, if true, 13 of a very damaging character. According to their evidence, when the nominating convention met in Frankiin, and “Mr. Pettis was chosen as the candidate, Major Bloss had an interview with Pettis and offered $500 to the latter on the condition that he would give the cadetship to which he was entl- ted to o son of Mr. Bishop, of Titusville, a man interested to some extent in the oll business. Mr. Pettis, they allege in thelr testimony, accepted the offer without any qualification, promising to make the appointment in case he sbouid got elected. Itseems that Major Bloss had beeh consulted on the subject by Mr. Bishop, Sr., before the meeting of the nominating convention was held, and had been instructed to make the offer not merely to Mr. Pettis, but to the person, whosoever tt might be, who succeeded in obtaining the nomination. After concluding with Pettis Major Bloss went vack to ‘Titusvilie and reported progress to Mr. Bishop. Sub- sequently Mr. Pettis got elected, and the proposition was renewed, Mr, Pettis then explained that he had promised the eadetship to another party before Bloss’ offer, and that so soon ashe might succeed in putting off party number one he wonld conclude the bargal witht, party number two. The arrange- Ment remained in suspense for some time, when at last Mr, Derrickson, # iriend of Pettis, came to Mr. Bishop's friend, jor Bloss, and stated that he was aut to close the bargain. Mr. Der- rickson explained to Bloas that Pettis had borrowed $850 from him (Derrickson) for election purposes, and that Pettis was willing to give Bishop’s son the cadetship if Bishop would pay $300 more than originally proposed, or $400 in all; at the same time Derrickson showed & note of Pettis’ promising to pay Derrickson $850, and containing an endorse- ment by Pettis to the effect that—“The within note shall be cancelled when the money is paid by Mr. Bishop.” Bloss accepted the proposition for Bishop to pay $800, and the bargain was closed. After the consummation of this arrangement it secms that Pettia was harassed by the first party to whom he had promised to give tne cadetship, and finally to got rid of the thing he (Pettis) wrote to this party, number one, exp ing + that he could not keep his promise, and ex. Disping thet pecuniary embarrassments had obiiaed ‘ by to the ex-member in making the above eerie de een sae ee fonty give ‘what Ihave. heard was "tee the feld. of ther investigations ts dally ocoming e ir inve the pfobabllty seems to be tat, the Tabses Ge m8 ommttiee will not soon reach ® close, At reso there are some ten cases reported—two f ith Car! o tg iy Pg Bopouize son's sharerot the trait. FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SENATE. Wasuimotoy, Feb, 16, 1870, POSTAL TELEGRAPH. Mr. SPENOSR, (rep.) of Ala., presented resolutions of the Alabama Legislature im favor of the estat lishment Of a national postal telegraph company, whicn was laid on the table. BLOCK ISLAND HARBOR, Mr. ANTaONY, (rep.) of R. 1., presented resolutions of the Rhode Istand Legislature for @ harbor of refuge at Block Island, commanding the entrance to Long island Sonnd. He sald the was demanded as a means of seourity to nai 48 intended to afford much needed facilities for the commerce of the whole country and as @ necessary public defence. The resolutions were then referred to the Committee on Commerce. THR MISSISSIPPI BILL, ape consideration of the Mississippi bill was re sum Mr. STEWART, (rep.) of Nev,, made an argament to deny the constitutional power of Congress to im- Dose unwarranted conditions upon Mississipp. Im reply to a question by Mr. Eamunds Mr. stewart sald he did pelieve that the condition prohibits any c of the constitution of Misaissippt tu ¢ present provision for schoo! rights and privileges for citizens of the United States was unconstivational Mr. WILLEY, (rep.) of W. Va., said he op) the conditions upon Virginia, but after tney were imposed voted for tbe bijl containing them. If the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Ea- mounds) and others acting with him thought there was an impropriety ou the part of those wo opposed the conditions upon Virginia as unconstita- tional in afterwards voting for vue bill, he (Mr. Wil- ley) Would relieve pimself of any charge of noon. sistency and stand fair upon the oviigations of his official oath by moving the repeal of the action of the Senate in the matter. He therefore submitted an amendment to repeal so much of the Virginia acs as declared the State admitted to representation upon certain fundamental conditions theretn ex- » Mr. MoRTON, (rep.) of Ind., asked why, if the Sena- tor agaired to be consistent, he did not include all tae States which were admitted on conditions. ‘Mr. WILLEY said tne pledge of Congress had beea given to admut the late rebeliious states to repre- sentation upon their doing certain things, Missi sippt and Virginia had complied with all these re- quirements, while the pending bill, in its very incep- tion, aeclared Mississippi to have a republican gov- ernment; therefore the conditions to make her gov- ernment republican were superfiuous. Mr. EDMUNDS veges on meer ae _ tered into any bargain to reconstruct Certain conditions. He proceeded to review the subject in detail. Referring to what wero called admonitions threaten! of popular storms, of which New England had been warned to take heed, hegaid that the principle upon which the in- stituwons of thet section was established could felch rar ater pesare ower 0 peace what {had maintained in War Would be Via- Mr. aatam (rep) of Tenn ‘hen addressed te Senate agains: the ‘power of Congress to impose the ine Senate at twenty mingtes pest Ove o'clogk av Saicaae tele femme eames ae HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 1870, ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE SHIPPING INTBRESTS. Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) of Tenn., offered & resolution directing the special committee on American Nave gation Interests to inquire into the expediency ef granting a bounty on all tron built sea-going vessels constructed in this country during the next three years and from American material, equal to the duties which would have been imposed on such ma. verlals if imported. Adopted. Indefinite leave of absence was granted to Mr. oe ca on account of continued ill-health injhis ‘ BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. Mr. BENNETT, (rep. ) of N, Y., introduced a bill for the better protection of the Northern and Northwest- ern irontier, Referred. Mr. MAYHEM, (dem.) of N. Y., introduced a resola- tion direcuing the Secretary of the Treasury to take into consideration the erection of suitable buildipgs at Albany, N. Y,, for Post Office and United States courts. Adopted. Mr. COLLOM, (rep-) of Ill., from the Committee on ee re ioe eat tis ae eens. she jarisdiction of probate cou) salaries of judges, &o.. in the Territories. Passed. Mr. CULLOM also reported the petition of citizens of Massachuseits that that State ve remanded to a territorial condition on account of its ‘Stave rights’* heresies in 1812, &c. (Laughter.) Referred to the Reconstruction Comanitiee. Mx. CULLOM, also from the same committee, re- ported back adveracly a bili pronaing: @ Territorial government for Alaska, Laid on the tabie. Mr. CULLOM, from the same committee, Teported the bill to aid in the execution of the law in Utah so as to prevent and punish polygamy. During the reading of bill the morning hour expired and the bill went over till to-morrow. THE CUBAN REVOLUTION. Mi. BANKS, (rep.) of Mass., chairman of the Com- mittee on Foreiga Affairs, introduced the following ig resolutions, which were and referred to e Committee on Foreign Affairs:— joint resolutions in relation to the contest betwoen the pea- pinaeGuve and the government of Spain, sy Resolved by the esa Hea Per aut! ited to declare to fi ama} neutrality in the contest now aaidting between chepeople of Cuba aud the goverament ef existing bet We Rio of PAE and be it further rita naa sere age eS, hls of the Wan actin addition to the ect for pun! ot crimes against the United and to the acts trorein mentloued, which are or ve to be ie conilict with the fait the object aad parposs of the foregoing resolution, ‘are 4 je of Guba ant iia cemesaepehal Spain aaa as tise contest shall continue, inoperative, null and void. THE GREENK-VAN WYCK CONTESTED ELECTION CASE. ‘The House then, at half-past one o'clock, resumed consideration of the Greene-Van Wyok contested election case, ‘The discussion was continued until half-past four, and the House then proceeded to vote on the resolu- tions, The resolution of the minority deci: Greene, the sitting member, entitled to the was defeated 56 to 121, wud the resolution majority giving the seat to Van Wyck, tile contes- tant, was adopted—yeas 119, nays 51. A motion to adjourn was then made on the demo- cratic side, pending the swearing in of Mr. Vas Wyck. ae Books, (dem.) of N. ¥.—Swear him in; swear Mr. STILEs, (dem.) of Pa.—Atter that outrage the House had peter adjou! rn, ‘The SPEAKER—The gentieman’s language is very unparliamentary. It Bopearing 00, a division that no quorum was present, the House, at twenty minutes past five o'clock, adjourned. THE UMON LEAGUE RECEPTION, ‘The ladies’ reception of the Union League Clab last evening at the magnificent club rooms, corner of Madison avenue and Twenty-sixth streot, was, im ali probability, the most brilliant affair of the kind which hag taken place in thia city for years. The formal reception took place at nine o’clock, an@ she President, Mr. Schaitz, received. The rooms of the club were beautifully iuminated and decorated and the art gallery was crammed full of the most exquisite paintings. After the for- malities of the reception promenading and danong was commenced in the theatre, was kept up ‘until the wee Lours, Among the distinguished per- sons present were Horace Greeley, General Ingalls, Jonn F. Kensett, F. B. Carpenter, William Orton, General Shaler, General Cabot Ward, A. T. Svewart, Generali Reeves, Major General Waiker, Captain Clark, of West Point; Wiliam Cullen Bryant, Henry Clews, Richard Butler, General McDowell and sev- eral other army and navy Officers. Mr. Wales and his committee Dave to congratulate themselves om the result of their efforts, BOARD OF HEALTH, No Proclamation to be Issued. =~ ‘The Board of Heaith met yesterday in open ses- sion and immediately adjourned to the Presidents room, where the subject of relapsing fever was con~ sidered tn secret. Reports were made by Dr. Harrie and the Sanitary Committee when the Board Resolved, That in the opinion of this Board relapsing fever, as provalling in this. district, 1s not suicient iu extent end severity to eause public alarm or to require ex ace tion upon the part of this Board. ‘There have been two deaths from this disease. it is said that the body of a woman, who died on Tucs- day evening, has been preserved for dissection, with @ View of enlightening the mederal faculty with re- gard to the disease. 1ts course aud effect, ‘