The New York Herald Newspaper, April 16, 1870, Page 7

THLEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD French Parliamentary and Electoral Op- position to the Plebiscite. Napoleon’s Reorganization of His Cabinet. Secession from the Papa! Schema and Mazzini fo a Revolutionary Schema. The Austrian Platform. Cabinet GREAT FIRE AT MEDINA, OHIO. ROME. ‘The Secession Movement tn the Council, Roms, April 15, 18 Yesterday @ certain number of the. fathers ab- ‘tained from assisting at the meeting of the Ecu- mentcal Council when the vote on the schema “against heterodoxy was taken. Others accompanied their votes with declarations Of disapproval of the manner ia which the schema had been @iscussed, Mazzini Hurrying up a Schema. Rome, April 15, 1870, ‘The authorities keep themselves well informed of the projects of Mazzini and his partisans for another attempt on Rome, and are obliged to increase their vigilance and severity, Within a few days forty suspected persons have been arrested in Rome and the neighboring pontifical towns, and the avowals -@iicited at their examination eave no doubt of the existence of a conspiracy within the papal territory, ‘he leacers of which are acting in concert with the revolutionary party outside. SPAIN. General Prim as a Church Dfsciplinerian. Maprip, Aprii 15, 1870, Tn the Cortes yesterday General Prim Indicated ‘tbat a certain time wouid be aliowed during which the clergy must take the oatn of allegiance. The Church Militant. Maprip, April 15, 1870, The Spanish clergy persist in thetr refusal to swear allegiance to the constitution, Though the time ‘within which they are required to take the oath ts short they have so far shown no disposition to yield, Cabinet Organization. MapRID, April 15, 1870, Seflor Olozags has been appointed Presiuent of the Council of State, Martial Law. MADRID, Apri! 15, 1870, The Barcelona imsurgents are receiving unusually eevere sentences at the hands of the Council of War, il Law. Maprip, April 15, 1870, Five men have been executed at Barcelona for fobberies and assassinat.ons committed Jast month. AUSTRIA, Cc The Ministerial Programme=—Liberty and Rights. Vienna, April 15, 1870, The new Ministry have issaed a manifesto of policy. They sav that they will endeavor to smooth aimMiculties and soften asperities, but without de- parting from constitutiona! ways or violating tmpe- Tial rights, They announce that the government ‘will identify itself with the movement for national development on the basis of common rights and Uberty, ENGLAND. Emigration to Canada. LONDON, April 15, 1870. Five handred emigrants sailed from this city yes- * terday for Canada in the steamship Medway. FRANCE. “Radicat Opposition to the Plebiscite Moral Force and the Ballot Box. Parts, Apri! 15, 1870, ‘There wae a meeting of the members of the fparty of the Left in the Corps Legislatif and of the radical journalists last night at the house of Deputy Cre- mieux, to take action with regard to the plebdisci‘e, Mons. Gambetta, Ju'es Simon, Pelettan, E. Picard, and many other members of the Corps Legisiatif ‘were present. sixty-two provincial and fourteen Paria journals were also represented. After an informal discussion, it was decided to vote negatively at the plebiscite and to circulate manifestoes against the object of the plebiscite, Cabinet Reorganization. Panis, April 15, 1870, The Journal Offciel to-day contains a decree ‘Dominating M. Segris as Minister of the Finances, Teplacing M. Buffet; charging M. Emile Ollivier with the Secretarsship of Foreign Affairs ad tnterim, in placeof M. Daru, and M, Maurice Richard with ‘tat of Public Instruction ad interim, Parliamentary Caucusing. PARIS, April 15, 1870, The Deputies of the Left Centre tn the Corps Le- gislatif will meet to-morrow to decide what course 40 pursue in regard to the plebiscttum, The Le Creuzot Strike Ended. PARIS, April 15, 1870, The Rappei (newspaper) publishes a despatch to- Gay from La Creuzot, announcing that the strike is ended there for the time being. Paris, Aprii 15—P. M. The strike at Le Creuzot is practically ended. Operations have been resumed at all the shops, most of which have their full complement of work- men. YACHTING. Mr. Ashbury to the English Clubs. LONDON, April 15, 1870, Mr. J, Ashbury, the owner of the yacht Camoria, fers seventy-five guineas as @ prize to be contestea for by the Yorkshire and Harwich Yacht Ciubs in July ext, the course being from the station of one club ‘0 that of the other (/. €. from Harwich to Bui, BILLIARDS, The Cook and Roberts’ Game, 1.ONDON, April 15, 1870, It ts said that the recent defeat of W. Cook, Jr., dy Mr. Roberts in the great game of billiards on ‘Thursday last indicates an unaccountable loss ot #&til on the part of Mr. Cook, which is possibly due ‘@ the exclusion of the “spot stroke.” PENNSYLVANIA. Labor Strikes Among the Coal Miners—Oper- ators Adhere to Their Demands. POTTSVILLE, April 15, 1870, The report that several large operators would re- sume work on Monday next on the workingmen's ‘terms is false, The operators are more than ever Getermined to adhere to thetr demands. In the meantime arrangements have been made to supply pe ‘tes on the Reading Kallroad with coi rou high at air rates. th the Journai reports that e Paio Alto Koiling Mile have contracted for coal de | Lvered at this point for four doiars per ton, « THE: PACIFIC COAST... — whip Line. SAN Francrsco, Aprti 15, 1879. ‘The importers of this city huve drawn ap a DIL to facilitate the transmission of European, Asiatic and Austraiian merchandise tncoand across the Terri- tories of the United States. The ill 18 to be 80b+ mitted to tne Chamber of Commerce here and in the prinetpai Eastern cities, and wili be forwardea to Washington wita instructions to the Congressiona: delezation to have it speedily beco! f law. The fire in the Amaaor mine ‘eportea extin @uisned, The damage is lighter than was expec About one thousand farns of 160 acres each Have fleen settied iately in the Sacramento vailey, princi. pally in Yolo ana Colusa counties, near the iipe of the California aod Oregon Raiload, The land 1s generaily sown in weeat and Barley, Varues 1p this city have been advised by cable of the sailing of the steamship city of Adelaide, from sydney ch 17, for San Francisco. via Honowuiu, crowded with passengers. Soe ts said to be ine joneer of aregular line Of Australian steamships for this port. ‘The survivors of the United States steamer Onetda, now in this city, wili go East by raliroad, instead of by steamer via the [sthinus, The buiiton product of the leading claims of the Comstock Lode for the tirst quarter of 1570 amounts Co $1,769,000, DOMINION OF CANADA, The Nova Scotian Confederation Resolus Hous=Terms of Confederation Proposed by Prince Edward's Island Rejected. Havirax, April 15, 1870, Mr, Murray's resoiutions on confederation, with amendmeuts made by the government, have not yet come up for discussion. The government resolu- tions wilt recite the conferring knighthood on Sir A. T. Galt, after his deciaration of independence views, and resolve that the Briush governmeat will be asked to atate plainly its views on independence, Toe Prince Edward's Island goverameat has re- ceived the tollowing:— DowNINo Street, March 7, 1870, Str—I have the honor to acknow/eage the receipt Of your despatch, Nu. 9, of tue din of February, eu- Closing copies of reporws of your Executive Council on the subject of the terms offered by Canada for the incorporation of the island into tue Doimiuion. These terms are rejected on the ground that they do not comprise a full and immediate settiement of lund tenures and indemnity to the imperial goverament for loss of territorial revenues. It appears to me that the governwent of Prince Edward's Isiand will not act wisely if -bey allow themseives to oe diverted from @ practical consiveravion of their own real t+ terest for tue sake Ol keeping alive aclaim against the imperiai government which tt 16 quite certain wilt never be acknowleuged. I have tue bouor to be, str, your most ovedteut servant, GRANVILLE, OHIO. Great Fire in Medina—Almost Every Business Hoase tn Ashes—Narrow Escape of Citizens— Loss Over $130,000. MEDINA, April 15, 1870, A disastrous fire broke owt this morning in this Village in an old wooden building occupied as a barver shop and by several negro families, situated in the business part of the town, aud In four hours every business biock but two was burned, There are no engiues, and the efforts of the people were unavailing. Many persons were burned—some se- verely—but no lives were lost, Several parties were taken from secona story windows, and others escaped with only suc® clothing as they could hasaly lay hands on. The fire was finally stopped on the west side of the square, at Aaron Anderson's biock, which, however, ig a ruin, It was hoped the Ainsworth Building, being partly fire-proof, would arrest the progress of the fames,* but the iatest report says it has aiso been burned. Men, wowen and children tought the Names with the only available meaus—buckets—but were driveo back, Maoy merchants had but — recentiy stocked their sores with new goods, while others were on their way to purchase. ‘The Court House and several churches caught fire a num- ber of umes, but were saved. It 1s impossipie to teil what the total loss will amount to, vut it wil: exceed $130,000, of which $50,000 18 insured, Tne business part Ol the town ts in ashes. HODE ISLAND. Fire at Warwick—Burning of the Pontiac Mill Blenchery. PROVIDENCE, April 15, 1870, The bleachery at the Pontiac Mis, Warwick, was destroyed by fre this evening. Some goods were saved from the finishing room, but the remainder of the stock, machinery and bulldings, except the kter house, are a total loss. The miils were owned by B. B. and K. Knight, of this city. who have $5,000 insurance, $10,090 eacn in the Firemen’s State, Ark- wright and Blackstone, anid $5,000 each in the Secu- rity of New York aad the Koval of Liverpool. ‘he insurance on the goods ia course of bieacwing is unknown, FIRE AT SEA. Burning of Schooner Emma=Arrival of Her Crew at New Orleans. New ORLEANS, April 15, 1370, The ship Kate Prince, from. Bristol, England, ar- rived at this port to-day. Captain Howes reporcs that he picked up April 12, in laticude 26 41 north, longitude 86 22 west. the crew of the schooner Emma Captain fail, from New Yorx tor Galveston. ‘The schoouer had caugut fire and was burned to the water's edge. MASSACHUSETTS. Heavy Damages Recovered of a Ruilrond Compnny—The Boston, Hartford and Erie Railrond—Frightfal Railroad Accident. Boston, Aprii 15, 1870, The referees have accorded $13,000 to George D. Lord against the Metropolitan Horse Railroad Com- pany, for injuries producing paralysis of the lower limbs by being struck by one of their cars, The Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad hearing before the Legislative committee closed to-day with remarks by Jonn S, Eldridge, who stated to the committee that when he became a director of the Hartiora and Erie Railroad he found the contracts with the Erie Railroad unfinished aud incompiete, and, for the interests of the Hartford and Erte _ Railroad, he aecepted the presidency of tne Erie Railroad. He obtained that position fairly and honestly and for the best interests of Mas- sachusetts and New England, and there was not a shadow of evideace to show that $500,000 had been paid for that purpose, and he huried back that state- ment as a base aud scandalous libel on the presi- dent of the Hartford and Erie road. They might have made mistakes, but witn no fraudulent intent, and every dollar of the $2,000,000 went into the work and enterprise. His whole heart was in the work and he had endorsed paper to the amount of over $4.000,000, 80 that today, if the claims were settied, he would not even own a house over his head, The hearing has occupied the commutee dur- ing twenty-eight prolonged sessions, ‘ne House has voted favorably on a resolve to retain the reading and writing clause in the State consutution and against abolisuing the tax pay- ments on voters. rhe proposed annexation of Charlestown to Bos- ton has been deferred, Last evening Bridget Dolan and her sisters, Ann and Mrs. Jaue Doran, resideuts of North Cambridge, while walking onthe Boston and Maine Railroad, were struck by an incoming tratn on the Mystic drawbridge, and Mrs. Doran had a leg severed and jeft on the track, her body oe into the water, where it disappeared. Oue of the Misses Dalan had @ lew severed and received other Injuries. She was ieee at to the hospital. Tue third sister is unin- jured, ~ MAINE. The Third Party Movement Squelched=The Good Templars Refuse to be Made @ Po- litical Machine. ‘ LEWISTON, April 15, 1870. The Grand Lodge of Good Templars adjourned this forenoon after unanimously passing a resolution giving a different cura to the political action yester- day. The resolution ts as follows:— Letenendged Mian) this Grand Lodge hereby disavows any purpose to biad any member of this Grand Lodge, or of any ‘any auvordinats lodge, to act wit articular party, bit Simply urges upon Good Templars the duty of voting with an auch part forced prohibition, ‘The State Committee of the third party reconsid- ered their action of Wednesday, cating a State Con- vention in May to nominate @ candidate fur Gov- ernor, and voted Co take no action in the premises Qt present, EUROPEAN MARKETS. PARIS BOURSE.—PaRIs, Aprii 15.—The Bourse Closed quiet, Rentes, 220. LIVERVUOL KREADSTUFFS MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, Apitt 16—P, M.—Corn, 298, per quarter for Euro- ean. PP RTROLRUM MARKET. ANTWERP, Aprii 15,—Petro- eum ciosed quiet. jf such candidates as are in favor of en- nla—The Pioneer of the Australian Stem (oONEW YORK, HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, i870 WASHINGTON. ~ Secretary Robeson Anxious to Re- sign His Portfolio. Bill for the Reorganization of the Navy. Senator Sumner’s New Postage Bill. ' Investigation of the Charges Against General Howard. Wasitnaton, Apri) 15, 4870, Cabinet Gossip—Robeson to Leave the Navy Department, If the gossips are to be credited the gentat and Jolly Robeson is among the Cabinet Mintsters soon torettre. The story ts that Roveson, like Borie, has tired of ofMctal honors and langutshes for the de- lights of private life once more. He went into the Cabinet, say the gossips, not so much for gratifica. tion of persona! ambition as to assist hie friend Cat- tell to re-election as Senator from the kingdom of Jersey; but now, {t being understood that Cattell cannotreceive the endorsement of the Jersey Lecis- lature for another term, and that Markley, of the Camden and Amboy Company, ts to be the lucky man, Robeson has no longer any object in sustain. ing the cares of office and ts eager ro retire. This 1 give on the authority of the gossips entirely, not having the sligiitest inspiration about the matter from headquarters. Bill for the Reorganization of the Navy—The Question of Rank Fully Disposed Of, ‘The House Committe on Naval Affairs at thetr meeting to-day completed tne bill for the reorgant- zation of the navy. The first section of the bill ag amended reduces the number of Meutenant com- manders to eignty, but does not vacate any com- mission, The second section fixes the number of master and engineers at 100 in each grade, The medicals corps t3 provided for a3 follows:—Fiiteen medical directors with the rank of captain, fifteen imspectors with the rank of commander, Ofty sur- geous with the rank of leuterfant commander, 100 assistant surgeons with the rank of master, with the promotion to Neutenant after three years’ ser- vice and examination; but no person under twenty- one nor over twenty-six years of age shail hereatter be appointed assistant surgeon in the navy. The Pay Corps ts reguiated as follows:—Thirteen pay directors, with the rank of captain; thirteen tnspec- tors, with the rank of commander; fifty paymasters, with the rank of leutenant commander; forty passed asststant paymasters, to rank as lieutenants; twenty assistant paymasters, with the rank of mas- ters. The Engineer Corps is ranked and numberca as tullows:—Ten chief engineers, with the rank of captain; fifteen chief engineers, with the rank of commander; twenty-five chief engtneers, with the rank of lieutenant commander; 100 first assistant engineers, with the rank of lieutenant, 100y second assistant engineers, with the rank of master, The sixth section provides that the chiefao1 the bureau of medicine and surgery, provisions and ¢!othing, and ateam engineering shall rank as Commodores while holding said positions, or if retired therefrom with the same pay a3 at pre- Sent, ana shall have the titles of surgeon generul, paymaster general, engineer in chief. Tne bill pro- vides that there shall be four naval constructors with the rank of captain, three naval constructors with the rank of commander, three navai construc. tors with the rank of lieutenant commander, four navai constructors with the rank of tteutenant; four chaplains with the rank of captain, seven chaplains with the rank of commander, and not more than seven with the rank of lieutenant commander; three professors of mathematics witn the rank of captain, four professors of mathe- mat with the rank of commander, four pro- fessors of mathematics with the rank of lieuten ant; two civil engineers with the rank of captain, two civilengineers with the rank of commander, four civil engineers with the rank of leutenant com- mander. Officers of staff who have served faith- fully forty-five years when retired shall rank as commodore, and if retired at the age of sixty-two years shail, after having been forty years tn the ser- vice, have the rank of commodore when retired, and if retired for causes incident to the service be- fore arriving at sixty-two years of age shallghave the same rank as they held on the active list. The omfice of solicitor and naval judge advocate ts continued and established. Commanding officers take precedence of all staff oficers under their commands, and no staff officer by virtue of nts rank shal! exercise command or authority in line or in any staff corps except to which he belongs, and in processions on shore or court martials; courts of inquiry, board of survey and all other boards the line ana staf oMcers take preceaence accordiug to rank. Senator Sumner’s Penny Postage Bill—Aboli- tion of the Franking Privilege. The bill introduced by Senator Sumner to-day pro- vides that the postage on letters and all mat! matter wholly or partly in writing, except books in manuscript and corrected proofs; also on all printed matter s0 marked to convey any other or further in- formation than ts conveyed by the original printing; also on all matters sent tn violation of law or regu- {ations of the Post Ofice Department, and on ail matter for which no specific rate for postage is fixed, shall be at the rate of one cent for each half ounce or fraction thereof. The postage on newspapers, magazines and periodicals, on book manuscript, proof sheets and corrected proofs, passing between authors and Publishers, on pamphlets, maps, prints, engravings, blanks, flexiple patterns, samples and sample cards, photographs, photograph paper, letter envelopes and wrappers, cards and paper shall be charged one cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof, to be Prepaid by stamps; but on newspapers and other periodical publications not exceeding four ounces in weight, sent from a known office of publication to regular subscribers, postage shall be charged quarterly as follows:—When issued once a week five cents, and five cents additional for each additional issue, payable at the office of delivery, and such pay- ments shall be made only at the beginning of a quar- ter and for nov less than a quarter, and it shall ve in postage stamps, which shall be placed upon the bill or receipts and cancelled by the postmaster col- lecung the same; and provided the Postmaster Generat may, under fixed regulations, permit pub. lishers of newspapers to prepay the postage of each entire isaue of the paper at theofice matiing at the rate of one cent for each three ounces gross weight, payment to oe made by placing stamps upon the pill or receipt and cancelling the same by the postmaster collecting the same, and each parcel or package so paid shall be stamped “prepatd,'’? with the post- mark of the office of mailing; but tne publishers of weekly newspapers may send to each actual sub- scriber within the county where their papers are printed and pubtished one copy thereof free of post. age, Books and book packages shall be charged at arate of four cents for each four ounces or a fraction thereof, prepaid by stamps, The franking privilege ts hereby abolished; but there shali be fur- nished tn teu thereof stamps and stamped eavelopes prepared and issued by the Post Ofice Department, which shall be charged against the several depart- ments and used by those by law ¢ntitied to the franking priviiege only, tne same to be designated on their (ace “State Department," “Treasury De- partment,” &c.5 “Senate,” “House of Representa- tives," &c.: provided that the maximum weight of franked or free matied matter forwarded ander such stamp shall mot exceed four ounces, except public documents, publications ordered by Congress, pack- ages of cuttings, seeds and roots, which shal! be Axed by the Postmaster General; and provided fur- ther, &c., the Post Omce Department shall provide for the registered letter, money order and other Post OUMce business envelopes proper printed euper- scriptions, which shall be used by the department for its business, The Postmaster Genera. the entire mat) service upon any ra ¢30¢ per mile annually; ang t! ay railroad company | Whe Senate tomtay: shall declino to transport the entire mail for suet compensation upon $2 express trains, be (9 aathor-” {zed toseparate the mal! and forward the letter mail by the expresa traima, and the printed matter, in- | cluding pubic gocuments and transient newspapers. | by freight or express freight trains, paying therefor only the lowest rates charzed by the ton for similar freight; and in no case shall the entire amount for tue Ireight so paid and the amount paid for carrying the letter mail on such road exceed $300 per mile per abou, Postage on ail mail matior shall Le prepaid by stamps atthe time of mating, If vot fulty pro- paid it shall be forwarded to 118 Geatination charged with douvle the prepaid rates, to be col- lected ou deiivery; and such postage shall bo collected by placing stamps upon the let ter or other matter delivered, and cancelling the same by tbe postmaster at the office of delivery. All letters or mai matter deposited tn any post. oifice for delivery within she United States, without being prepaid by stamp atieast a single rate, shal! be returned to the writer or sender, and double pos- tage thereon to be paid by atamps placed upon the mali mutter as recurned and cancelled by the post- master returning the same. AW box reuts, ail cole tections of postage imsuiiciently paid, all fees tor registered letters, advertised letters, newspaper postage, ship letters and all collections in the ordl- Dary business of the Post Once shall be made and paid by postage stamps, which shall be placed upon the mati matter delivered or upon tne proper receipt, bili or voucher ana cancelled by the postmaster re- ceiving such puyment. All acts and parts of such acts inconsistvot with this act are hereby re- peated, The Wood-Howard Investigation—The Com- mittee Nonplussed=Worthiess Materials for the Negro University. The Wood-Howard Freedmen’s Bureau tmvestiga- tion was resumed this morning. 8. M. Arnell, Chairman of the commitiee, having ascertained that the main points in the tesumony taken yester- day bad found their way into the newspapers, not- withstanding (he injuactions of secrecy :mposed, made a strict examination to discover the leak. The clerk of the committee was put through a cross. examination, but he succeeded in estabdiishing his innocence. Arnell jooked rather dubiousiy at Fer- nando Wood, but that gentieman's counte- nance betrayed no sign of having broken the rigid rules of the committee, AS a precaution against further leakage the keyhole and other apertures about the committee room were earefutiy stutted with cotton and the proceedings be- wan, The examination of the contractors who built the Howard University was continued and occupied the entire session, Mr, Harvey, contractor for the stone and brick work of the building, testified to the facts connected with the giving way of the wallson account of the worthiessness of the Howard patent brick. He stated that he had fixed up the outside Wail after it fell in, the broken chimneys, &c., and that he ‘had put up girders and supporters of various kinds for which there were no spe- cifications in the original contracts, amounting in alito several thousand dollars extra, General Howard denied this, whereupon Harvey coolly re- plied:—“Well, [made out the pills for this work, fnd-I notice you paid them tnat’sali.” Mr. Rumsey, another contractor, testified that he had put in iron pillars ali through the buiiding to support the upper floors, after the wall fell in, He also testified that General Howard appeared as endorser upon the protested notes of John R, Elvans, a hardware merchant of this city, when that gentieman Jailed in business. The hardware forthe Howard University was obtained from Elvans, which of course was put to the account of Elvans’ indebtedness to Howard. An amount of money equal to the vaiue of the hard- ware purchased was paid by General Balioch to Gen- eral Howard out of the burean funds. The evidence to-day was mainly intended to show the worthiess- ness of the Howard patent brick and the interest Howard had tn tt, The Georgia Bill—The Senate Willing to Shirk the Responsibility. ‘The Senate has succeeded in running the Georgia question into another week. If the self-respect of the Senate fails to secure some determination of this mutter, tt would at least be supposed that their re- gard for the people's interests woula bring them to the point, Alter two oppressively dry speeches the vote was again dodged. By an understanding it 18 now arranged that the vote wil! be taken on Tuesday next, at six o'clock. Drake will then have asay upon his pro- position to pillet troops upon the people of Georgia. It would seem from all that has been said and the disposition to stave the vete off that the Senate wouid gladly shirk its responsibility in this case. Radicals at Leggerbeads—The Cole-Gorham Dificulty. The republican Senators held another pow-wow to-day over Gorham's case. The attendance was very large. The point at issue between Senator Cole, of Callfornia, and the Secretary of the Senate, also of Jalifornta, it will be remembered, was the as- plrations of the latter to Senatorial influence in matters of appointments and the use of certain in- decorous epitne's. Mr. Cole to-day stated his case to the Senators and urged action. Mr. Stewart, the champion of Gorham, did not undertake to examine into the charges, but rather attempted to show that they were too severe. Mr, Cameron tried to pacify tne brewing storm by suggesting that he had also had the same troubles ag Mr. Cole, and he found the best course to adopt was to pay them no attention, This wasthe key-note to a milder tone. After a general talk it was discovered that the enemies of Gorham were strong enough to oust him, but calmer councils prevailed. The growing divisions in the republican party were taiked over, It was finally determined, as a political measure, that {t would be better for the Interests of the party, particularly in California, where Gorham has @ littie influence, to take no action. By general con- sent the subject was aguin referred to the com- mittee headed by Senator Ramsey. These were bow constituted @ tribunal of pacificators, with in- structions to endeavor to arrange matters 80 as to putan end to the strife. So far the controversy is just where it stood in the beginning, A Fifteenth Amendment JubileemScenes at the White HousemRemarks by the Presi- dent. There was a torchiight procession to-night In cele- bration of the ratification of the fifteenth amend. ment and in favor of the proposed change of govern- ment for the District of Columbia. About five thousand persons were in line and the sidewalks were crowded with spectators, A number of rest- dences of prominent citizens were tliamipated, as was also the house ot Vice Prestdent Colfax. Cannon was fired at intervals. The procession at about ten o’ciock reached the Executive Mansion, which was lighted for the occasion. President Grant ap- peared on the portico, when the marine band played “Hail to the Chief.” Judge Fisher, of the Commit- tee of Arragements, addressed the President, say. jug in behalf of the citizens of the District of Coium- via that they had come to thank him, not more for his proclamation of the ratification of the fifteenth amendment to the federal con- atitution than for the great and noble part which he as an officer ana head of the Army of tne Union had borne in accom- plishing the great principle which the amendment embodied, They could not forget, but as freemen will remember, tn the country’s hours of ,darkest gioom, when tney looked for some great Napoleon to lead our armies from defeat to victory, they saw the hand of Providence over an obscure town in the West, where dwelt the man who should become the David to cut of the head of the boastful Goliah of the rebellion. Suc- ceeding generations will cherish in their hearts the memory of Washington, Lincoln and Grant as a trio whose memory will be worthy te be com- memorated so long as equality and liberty endure withhumanity, The President replied:— T cou!d not say anytning to those who are assem- bled here this eveniag to conviace them any farther than I have done of my earnest desire to see the diteenth amendment vecome a part of the constitu: tion. 1 will only add—i hope those enfranchised by it will prove themseives worthy of 119 benedts to them and to those who have the franchise without It; that ail may be {mutualiy benefited by it, I fee. con- fident that this will be tue result. If 1 had not thougnt go I should pot have been 60 anxious for 18 ratification, The procession then proceeded to the eastern portico of the Capitol, where speeches were deliv. ered by several members of Congress. Executive Nominations. The President sent the following nominations to | ~TRIPLE SHEET. et | ternal Revenue for the First district of Tex, ¥% Wwinam | tne: Eegntnaistrict of New York; R. G. Greene, Hows r, Collector ot internal Revenue fo °! master at Petersburg, Va.; Mrs. Betzy A, Mower, Yostmistress at New London, Conn. Reduction ef the Wheat Tax. Represenvative Churchill was before tho Comm't- tee on Ways and Means to-day, af the instance oF tho Oswego Board of Trade, advocating @ reduction of ten cent» # busnel on wheat, the object being to Dix the ner quatities of Canadian witu the American Wheat. The committe? aro pot iikely fo yleld to tho proposition, Settlement of Peravian Claiam. The President to-day sent to Congress # report of the Secretary of State relative te the results or the proceedings of the joint commission at Lime, under the convention between tne United States and Peru, of December, 1863, ‘the commission had made awards Co twelve or thirteen citizens of the Untied States, and to E.G, Mintane, a Peruvian citizen, $57,000 in gold. The Secretary recommends that Congress promptty make the appropriation for thie amount, ag any delay will nevessarily postpone pay- meat to our citizens by Peru. The Income Tax—Decision of Commissioner Delano. The Commisstoner of Internal Revenue hes de- cided that hotel bills ineurred by persons travelling for the prosecution of business or by persons tem- porarily residing in hotels while prosecuting busi- ness away from their homes, and actuaity paid dur- ing the year for which the return 18 made, may be regarded a9 an expense of busincas, and ax such may ve deducted in the income returns. MINNESOTA, The Broken Tunnel at St. Anthony—Destruc- tion of MiilsHeoneptu’s4al: In Danger. Cu1caGo, April 15, 1870, ‘The water from the broken tunnel at St. Antnony, Minn., undermined yesterday the Summit and Island fouring mii!s and Mou!ton’s planing mill, and they were completely destroyed. Total loss over $50,000, Tne prospect now is that the entire eastern Portion of Hennepin Island, on which are many valuable mills and a costly dam and bridge will be swept away betore the water can be shut off from the broken tunnel. To accomplish thts a dam isnow being built which wiil keep the water not only trom entering the tunnel, but irom the saw miils at St. Anthony, capable of sawing 200,000 feet of tumber ber day, rendering them useless for the best portion of the season. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, It is understood at St. Paul that General Hancock, commanding the Department of Dacotah, will be soon transferred to either St, Louts or San Fran- cisco, having been offered his choice of these loca- tons since the death of General Thomas, and it 1s beileved that he will prefer St. Louts, The following ts an extract from a private letter from Alexander H. Stephens, who is at his home in Crawfordshire, Ga., to a friend in Richmond, V The accounts you see in the papers about the im- proved condition of my health are utteriy untrue. ‘They are just as mach without foundation as all the other reports I have lateiy seen in the same quarter about my sayings. I cannot imagine what the con- troilers of newspapers mean by concocting such stories, At the very time the statements were going the rounds of the press toat | was so mach improved in health, &c., | was actually and in fuct worse off than | had been for months. Lam now a little better than I was then, but am barely able to Sit up and scribble a letter. 1 can neither stand nor walk without assistance of some sort; writing has become #0 painful that anything of that kind is now generally done by the hands of others. * * * I never expect to leave bome again. The heavy work on which I have been engaged so long being now completely off my hands, the visits of congenial triends are the more welcome. The lovely Miss Garrison, who goes around the San Francisco saloons warning topers against the seductive influences of liquor, refuses to drink even water in the saloons, because it may be talatea wit, whiskey. She usuaily distributes tracts in the Scan- dinavian and German languages, and sings religious hymns. If any old toper more degraded than the rest tnsults her by inattention or yawntng he is im- mediately kicked out by t he gentlemanly barkeeper, who kuows @ good thing for business when he gets it. ‘SMASH UP ON THE ERIE RAILROAD, Quite @ serious accident happened on tho Ene Ratlway, at Goshen, vesterday forenoon, one freigut train runnihg into another and doling considerabie damage. It appears that the way freight train—Mr, Orvill Brown, condactor, and Mr. Bunker, engincer— nding partly on the main eastward bound when a coal train—Al. Sloat, con- ‘ripp, eugineer—came round the curve at good speed, whereupon the collision oc- curred, a8 above stared. The engines, respectively Nos. 187 and 162, were very badly’ aamaged. Only one car was thrown from the track and not a single person injured. ‘The cause of the accident, it is alleged, was negligence on the part of the conduc- tor and engineer of the coal train. The way freight does not send out @ flag when she 18 on time, and the accident occurred some minutes before her leaving time, which, of course, will make them . perfectly tree from blame. The engines run together diagonally, one being parcially on the main track and partly on the switch, and the other, headed in the same direc- tion, running into her side, The damage to both en- ines is very heavy and will amount to a large sum, ‘he wreckers did not arrive until the afternoon and the track was blockaded until late 10 the evening. Charles Smith, captain of the brigantine D. P. Starkwell, running between this port aud Monte- video, was arrested yesterday on a charge of having committed @ gross outrage on a little girl named Janie Davis, aged ten years, on board his vessel. on the Ist inst. The complaint was made by the girl's mother, Mrs. Annie Davis, who said that her daugh- ter was entrusted to the care of the accused at Buenos Ayres, and thatihe subsequently perpetrated the alleged revolting outrage on her person, at the same time threatening to kiil her tf she exposed him. The accused claimed that the charge was made for blackmailing purposes. He was held by Commissioner Shields in $1,000 bail for examination. FROBABLE INFANTICIDE, While some workmen were engaged cleaning out acloset at Tremont, Westchester county, yesterday morning, they exhumed the decomposed remains of an apparently fully developed male tntant, which nad evidently lain there for three or four weeks. The body was quite nude. and in other respects appeared a8 though it had been deposited in tae closet shortly after its pirth, On being notified of the discovery the Tremont poitce at once Institured a thorough investigation in the neighborhood no trace of the inhuman parent could be detected. An inquest was held by Coroner Bathgate, when a verdict was returped in accordance wita the above Jacts. "SUICIDE IN BROOKLYN. George Callicott, residing in Skillman street, near Lafayette avenue, committed suicide yesterday morning in an outhouse at the rear of his residence by shooting himseif through the head with a revolver, ‘Tne unfortunate man is said to have iost considerable money in a ousiness speculation, ana this preyed noon his mind to such an extent that he became temporarily deranged. Coroner White- bill was notified and will bold an inquest over tue body to-day. INCENDIARY FIRE IN WILLIAMSBURG, Stables, Horses and Coaches Destroyed. At about twelve o'clock last night the livery stable of Owen Reilly, North Eighth and First streets, Wil- hamsburg, was set on fire and was entirely con- sumed, with three horses, three coaches, two light wagons. and other property, valued at $2,600, lu- sured for $2,000. FIRE IN MERIDEN, CONN. . MERIDEN, Aprii 15, 1870, A fire was discovered in the wool room of J, Wilcox &Co.’s woollen mills, in this city, at nine o'clock this eventing, The butiding, containing the ‘Woo! room, engine and dye room, was entirely de- atroyed. The main building was saved. The loss is very heavy, but it cannot be ascertained at this hour, gar O. Ten Kyck was tatally injured and two other firemen were wounded. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. Mrs, Emma Willard, the founder of the Troy Female Semt- nary, died at her residence in that eity at two o'clock yester- Gay afternoon. Her age was elghty-four years, Last night Samuel G. Hill, of Philadelptia, stabbed bis gerously because abe refused to prostitute herself f Hill has been arrested. ‘The wife is but seven: teen years of age. ‘The wound ly 10 prove fatal. George B Thatcher, of Philadelphia, has been arrest shared, with the etibersiement or ‘one trom Goied Forbes, ion rat of that city, dur! the avse chlet clerk ia Europe. The amount ws iad, ene SMe A large expedition Js fitting out at Cheyenne to explore Big ‘Thorn country, Wyoming, which fe reported tu cuntain 01d and aiiver mides of fabulous riehness. Ae the country oe be explored ts within the indian lines and the savages are amone the most hostiie on the continent the expedition will with + mountain howitzer and each member be arined ha Winchester carbine. ‘The expedition wii leave —Joup N, Camp, Collector ot tm» | Cueyenne te bra week ia May, 7 THE FENIAN SCARE. .Confirmation of the Stories of Arrivals of Arms and Munitions of War Along the Canadian Border—Concentration of British Trocps at Montreal to Resist * Possible Attack. Bosrow, April 15, 1879. Arman conne¢sed With the Vermunt Central Katk road Whe arrived hers this moruing, states aa his belief that the olarm tn Canada at ao invasion from Fenians on this side of ‘ne border ts not withous some reason. He says for several days there has been an unusual nunoer of strangers carried over the road in the direction of jhe border towns, aud they are now scattered te smaif squads around Bur- Iington and St. Albans, The partiea he alludes to are ali Iristy, and they’ pave deen very reticent tm conversation with strangers. He also confirms the story of some weeks since Of the arrival of boxc# of saq@U arma ad- dressed to weil known Feman sympathizers im diterent sections of Vermont, but What disooetion was made of thein is unsaown, ‘There 1# no doubt but the Fentang mean togive the Canaaians eonside;abie ubeasmess, even if tuey do not make an actuni attack upou their sesenity, A jormidabie ck could but result hazardousiy to those participaung tn it, therefore it wom thus the oniy fear (he Canadians need have Vavdalism and bushwaackig from some unprinci- pled villains whom the Fenians, for their own seif- Tespect, sould not (at! to disown. ‘To guard against any surprise of danger the Do- Minion government has concentrated a \arge body of troops at Montrest, aud ip a few daye there will be a strong guard along the whole frontier. ‘The Penns Boston and vicimty are qutet— almost unknown as an orgapization—aud = loey disclaint ali knowiedve of any projected tack upon Canasa, although taey admit su @ movement might ve on {oot unkrown to them, tMasmuch aa they have aiways been Known as untavor to any aguressive move- ment upon the Dominion at tais time, They admit, however, that there is reasov jor we Cauadiags to be on the alert at ali mes, All Quiet on the FrontierArrival of Voiuns teers at Montreal, MONTRRAL, Apri; 15, 1870. Volunteers frem the country contiuae wo arrive here. An offfeial parade and inepecnon of (he whole volunteer force wil: take piace this afternova on tae “Champ de Mars.” There ts nothing vew with respect to Fenian mwovemeuts. Everything to quiet on the frontier. The Fenian Cougress, Culcaso Apri! 15 1870. The Fenian Congress has changed the oid conati- tution of the Brotherhood, and ip piace of a rest. dent and Senate has appo:ntea an Executive Com. mittee consisting Of nme memoers. It has aixo voted to send a committee of three to the New lore Fenian Convention, to ve held on the ivta ink ‘The Congress wii provably adjourn to-night, THE OAUGGISTS’ FHAUDS. ‘The examination In the case of Chartes W. Purdy, charged with having smuggled vay ou in nis pos seasion, Was resumed yesterday betore Oom«fis- stoner Shields, The cross-examination of Captain Chaikers, of the Custom House, was continued at short length, alter woico the counsel for the dsiend- aat moved for the discharge of his clieat. Lis me. Uon Was denied by the Commissiouer, McDonovcu.—On Thursday, April 14, CaTHakine McDonouc aged 72 years native of paris: of Eageworthstowa, county Longford. Her friends and those of her sous and sons-tlaw, Messrs. Artour Kelly and Samuet Wiliams, are respectfully inviced to attend tae funeral, from her lace residence, 150 East Twenty-sixth street, on sua- day afternoun, at one o'clock. Kemains to be- taken to Cemetery of the Holy Cross, + Irish papers please cooy. [For Other Deatas See Fighth’ Page.| A.—The Most T efal Hine for gentlemen's wear is manufactured and sold py ESPEN- SCHEID, 118 Nasaau street. A Medical Wonder. VATIS Li ALSAM. Neuralgia wut Gout, (other worst stace 1s Evih ferysipelan, old Ulcers aad ti i cases of Diseases of the Klood, (reat Deviiity, Liver Co: plaint, Kidneys, Salt Rheum, ‘te., &c., are most certainly 1" by this sovereiga puritier. ‘It has-been tesled. by ihe public twenty-two years. Ithas cured a bundret thousins sen, And Hever Laie when taken as It sa certaia curative for Fistula inall curabie cases. It cures the (oulest old ulcers, even where the Done has become caries. CHRONIC RHEUMATISML HYATT’S LIVE KALSAM cured F. B. Park ‘Theatre, Broo 4 fatiing of cure ja Barope most eminent medical Sete SCROFULOUS CLC HYATTS LIFE BALSAM cured Greenwich street, of a Serofulou R , Jacob Roth, office 243 wer, which hh n cured 1d year street. by druggims, $b erywhere by express. the Sky is that Balmy Fluid which is taking the place of the unctuous compoun hitherto used for dyeing the hair. PHALM VITALIA, OR SALVATION FOR THE HAIR, in as less aa the Nght in beauty’s eves," and tt darkens gray liair to any shade from golden brown to perfect ebony, Sold by all deugytsts, A.—Clear A.—Bennty Under a Clond May Be Relieved from any blemish caused by ordinary eruptions, such as pimples, cold rores, the complexion, by a couree of STARFO SULPHUR POWDERS. They act upon the hod diacolorations in the venous b.ood, Veir operation veing exactly reverse of tb ve washes and loons, ait which are more or I Inatead of driving the or what is called muddiaess of FORD'S 1RUN AND iropurities back into the rystem, to reappear ta other parts of the body and in more virulent forms, the Powders cause them to be exhaled through the pores. Sold by dru: One package, twelve powders, 81, three packages pe Malied tree, Money tent at out ni HALL & RUCKEL, nwich street, N. ¥. A.~Herrin, A.—When You Want a Stylish and. 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