The New York Herald Newspaper, December 10, 1870, Page 5

“ NGRESS. 4 ey LOLOL ore Senator Sumucr Stirring Up the St. Domingo Negotiations. Inquiry Into Federal Interference with State Affairs. Bill to Regulate Rank the Navy. FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Third Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Deo, 9, 1870, BY. DOMINGO TREATY NEGOTIATIONS, ‘Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass., submitted the fol- lowing:— ‘That the President of the United States be re- to unicate to the Senate, if in his opinion not ble witb the publio interest, copies of a and correspondence relating 10 the proposed anuexation of portion of the ‘of St. Domingo, or the purchase of ny part thoreof, {ucluding the original and all subsequent instructions to any agent or consul of the United Btatew, with the correspondence of such agent or consul; also ‘ocol oF convension signed by such agent or con: gul ; also an account of the debt and ilubilities of the Domin- Government, especially ite obligations to the neigh: ng republic’ of Hayti; also the provisions of the ‘existing constitution’ of Dominica, for a8 the same the sale or the national also apy treaty or France by which Dominica is ai nication from the neighborin, our Minister there, relat! i¢ proposed annexation; also ictlons to the commander of our naval squadron {n the ae of Sealand since ry yee the late ma ions, wit! eo re and correspondence of suc! Soumcander’. also ‘say’ information tending vo: show w European Power, if any, proposes to acquire jurisdiction of the 13 40, what part; 4 ard to’ the position of President Bae the ireaiy of annexation was nogo! a the extent to which be has been maintains presence of United Btates vessels of war ‘any infor- ‘ation with regard to the sentiments of the people of Do- ‘Tormaiton with Focard to any claim of Jurladition by iene: formation regal any claim o! 102 Te Dublic of Haytl over the territory of Dominica, Upon the suggestion of Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., the resolution was laid over temporarily. SUMNER asked that it might be printed, which ‘Was so ordered. RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED. Additional resolutions were offerea— By Mr. EDMUNDS, (rep,) of Vt.—Instrncting the Judiciary Committee to inquire and report whether the railroad companies which have received aid in bonds of the United States are lawfully bound to re- Ambarse to the United States all the interest paid on such bonds: before the maturity of the principal thereof; and if so, what legisi: tf any, 15 neces- sary to compel such reimbursement. Adopted. By Mr. CoLR, (rep.) ef Cal.—Proposing an inquiry by the Committee on Public Buildings with a view to the erection of buildings for government offices re the Custom House block in San Francisce, 0) Mr. CASSERLY, (dem.) of Cal., submitted tne fol- Jowing:— Resolved, That the President of the United States be and ishereby requested to transmit to the Senate, if not incom- Paible with the public interesis, the following infore n — Firt—When and where, since March 4, 1809, the or navy of the United States’ or any ho ay rest, bas been red to aid the civil power, late or federal, either by enforcing the revenue laws or assisting in any manner at ry elections or contests ing out of the same, OF preserving the public ‘except in what are known as bm Gireren: or ten? T?, whatever — ‘than in guarding and preservation of forts, posts and places an property States, ir) of the United Second On whoue request, advice or representation, elther Or Davy was thi us employed, in each case, together with copies of all letters, despatches or Papers from government officers or civilians which are fa possession of the txecutive or any of its departments or bureaus, asking or justifying such employment. Third—Complece copies of ‘all orders, despatches, requlsl- tions or reports made ta each ‘case, eltncr ‘by the President, the Secretary of War, military or aaval officer, together with a were the dispositions in detail made of the arm; cach, case, and what orders were issued for such 4 a and for the arming an if preparation o army an Bary, with copies of all reports toate. of whet toot place under the aforesaid orders and requiring infor- mation respecting the same. urth—Ao estimate in each case of what was or will be the probable cost to the government of such employment of the military or naval forces, including the pay and rations of officers and men and the transportation of them, their arms, tunitions and suppl! FVh—A copy of all otders oF regulations, printed or writ- ten, general or special, in force in the military or naval ser- vice of the government at this time, descriving the circum- atancea under which the army or navy, or any portion thereof, may, in time of pence, move or otherwise act in ald of the clvil power, and ordaining what civil officer, if any, shall be responsible for the conduct of the military or naval forces tewards the people, or the injuries inflicted by them on the people on Cccksions in Violation of the laws of iMSerk— What clvil officers of the United States, or of any Btate, have been, since March 4, 1869, or ure now, recognized by the administration as having authonty, otherwise than by the requisition of the Legislature or Governor of a Slate, 10 call upon the Presidente or directly without his ius tervention, upon « commander in the arty or navy for the service of ‘the army and navy, upon the ground of executing the laws of the United States-or of a State, or of regniating elections or the registration of veters or ‘of preserving the pubiic peace within the tImits of any State of the Union, and whether or not, when such commander is called upon by » ° q nited States, or of a State, he in perinit ted to make independent inquiry into the circumstances of the case, or to exerciae his own discretion as to the nec and extent of the military or naval services to be rea by the forces under bis comman The resolution previously offered by Mr. Ross, (rep.) of Kan., directing an investigation into the alleged frauds in the saie of lands in the Miaml Indian Reservation, was adopted. BILLS INTRODUCED, By Mr. SPENCE, (rep.) of Ala.—To reduce the num- ber of certain oficers in the Navy; providing for the discontinuance of the eilices ef admiral and vice cur in the same, and the f oiticers of the grades of Tear admiral and commodore to three and six re- uvely, by the Omission {to fill @ Vacancy here- after occurring. Referred to the Commitice on Naval Affairs. By Mr. KELLOGG, (rep.) of La. To amend the act of July 14, is70, herrspyrglees ot the Naturalization laws, relative to the appointment by United States Circuit judges of citizens to witness and certify to the accaracy of registration, and the appointment of special deputy United States marsuals, Keierred to the Comuuttee on Judiciary. By Mr. Nys, (rep.) of Nev.—In relation to certain Territorial penitentiaries, transferring the superin- tendance to the United States marshais of the Terri- teres. Referred vo the Committee on Territories. By Mr. CoLe—Reiating to the exportation of pe- troleum. lt authorizes the transfer of petroleum imported irom British North American possessions in inetal Vessels or packages and the subsequent ex. oration Without payment ol duty. Reierred tothe Sommuce on Commerce. By Mr. Drake, (rep.) of Mo.—To regulate rank in the navy ,of the Umted States and for other pur- poses. The vill prevides that the medical, pay and engineer corps on the active list of the navy shail Consist of ene surgeen general, one paymaster gen- erai and one epgiueer-iu-chief, to rank with com- modores, and Wio shall take sealority in such rank irom thirty years after their commissions; seven Medical, seven pay and seven engineer directors, who shall rank with captains, to take seniority in twenty years from the date of their commissions; twelve medical, twelve pay and twelve engineer in- spectors, te rank with commanders, to take senior- ity in twelve years frem the date of their commis- sions: twenty euch of ataif surgeons, paymasters and engineers, to rank with licutenant commanders. to take seniority in nine years from the date ef their commissions; forty surgeons, forty paymasters and forty chief engineers, to rank wit lteuten- ants, te take senierity according to the date of their commissions, each of the above te have the pay new provided by law; forty passed assistant surgeens, thirty passed assistant paymas- ters and forty first assistant engineers torank hext alter leutenant commanders; forty assistant sur- geons, twenty assistant paymasters and forty sec- ond assistant engineers te rank next aller masters and before ensigns. Section 2 prevides that the surgeon general, pay- master general, engineer-in-chief, the inedical, pay and engineer directors and inspectors and the’ siaif surgeons and paymasters aud engineers shall ve nominated by the President to the Senate, Section 3 provides that line officers and officers of the medical, pay and engineer cerps shall take pre- cedence in the order above-named, except that com- manders and executive officers, of whatever grade, take precedence over all mecical, pay and engineer efticers on board the vessel or at the station to which they may be attached. ‘This aci shall confer no au- twority to exercise military command d no addi- Uonal rignts to quarters, upon the medical, pay and engineer corps, Rojerred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. By Mr. CHANDLER, Bio of Mich.—To enable the Jackson, Lansing an aginaw Railroad Company to change the northern terminus of its road from ‘Traverse Bay to the Straits of Mackinaw. Referred to Committee on Public Lands, a Mr. STEWART, (rep.) of Nev.—To define and Protect the rights oi miners, and to encourage the development of tho mines. It gives to owners of mining localities the rights to all minerals contained Within the boundaries of said locaitties, with the right to tellow the lode in depth if it dips out of ‘those limits; and allows them to take up land not exceeding teo acres adjacent thereto for milung, timbering and ether purposes, Referred to the Commitice on Mines and Mining. DELEGATE FROM THE INDIAN TERRITORY, Mr. HARLAN, jrep.) of Iowa, from the Committee en indian reported favorably the bill to authorize the eleclion of a delegate to Congress from Indian Territory. CONCURRENT JURISDICTION OF STATE COURTS, Mr. CARPENTER, (rep.) of Wis., from the Judiciary Committee, reported adversely the bill giving State eourts concurrent jurisdiction with district courts Of ine United States in cases of maritime contracta avigable rivers aud Waters above the ¢ and flow of the tide. verbal or written, the army e eB 8 3 & 2 RXECUTIVE SESSION. At ten minutes to one o'clock the Senate went MO ex*culive sess al me ho later ade journed until Monday,” “"4 © = tiated, and. ed in rer by thi d in power by the LITERATURE. Criticinma of New Books. Tent Lire IN BibgRIA, and Adventures Among the Korake and Other Tribes In Kamtchatka and Northern Asia, By George Kennau. New York: G. P. Putnam & Sens, In 1865 an attempt to connect Europe with America by telegraph lines running across the Con; Unent, through Behring Straits to Siberia and thence to St. Petersburg, was begun, and ended only in 1867, when the successful laying ef the Atlantic cable rendered the overland line unnecessary. The work ofexploratien and surveying carried on by able engineers through a bleak and almost desert country, of which we knew but Itttle, naturally gave to the explorers and surveyors ® chance to acquaint the world with the places they visited. Messrs, Whym- fer and Dall have already published works descrip- tive of British Columbia and Alaska, and which we have noticed. Mr. Kennan now adds to the lite- rature of the telegraph expedition one of the best works om Northeastern Siberia we have read, The book 14 not as selentifio as that of Mr. Dall, but it gives @ complete picture of the country, its climate, scenery, general features and the manners and customs of its inhabitants, To use the language of the preface, ‘it ts essentially a Personal narrative of life in Siperia and Kam- tchatka.”” A two years’ residence tn this wilderness of snow afforded Mr. Kennan opportunities which ne fully availed himself of. After two months’ dreary voyage from San Francisco he landed at Petropaulovski, in Kamtchatka, in August, where he was agrecably surprised at the sight of foreste and clover flelds, Froi this polut began his adven- tures, which we cannot follow. They were, how- ever, most exciting. Mr. Kennon and his compan- 1ons were ionized wherever they went. The people he found to be simple, kind-hearted and hospitabie, though very ignorant. A telescope was the wonder ef tho village of Anadyrsk, at which place a ball was given in honor of the “distinguished Amert- cans,” which surpassed anything ef the kind met with in their experience. Somehow a fash- fons magazine had strayed to Anadyrsk, and Mr. Kennan was asked what the plates represented. Upon his replying that they were American women the Korak asked, “‘Are all the women in your country as big as that atthe bottom?” But even this incident was surpassed. He saw inthe hut of @ Christianized native an engraved portrait of Major General Dix “posted up in a corner of the room and worshipped as @ Russian gaint. A glided candle ‘was burning before his smoky features, and every night and morning a dozen natives said their prayers to @ major general in the United States Army.” Numerous other incidents of a humorous kind are narrated, and these, together with the gra- phic and animated description of the country and people and of the adventures of the expedition, combine tomake the book, as we have said above already, unsurpassed in interest by any work of the kind that we laye read. A TREATISR ON THE VALIDITY OF VERBAL ARGUE MENTS, &C. By Montgomery Ul. Throop. Dioasy & Co., New York. ‘This work ta to consist of two volumes. The frst volume only is before us. The second volume, we believe, is to be published early in January, 1871. The first volume contains the original statute of frauds, the modifications introduced in the different States of the Union, and a general commentary, which extends as far as the third article of the statute. Sofaras the work has advanced we feel justified in saying that no lawyer's itbrary will be complete without it. MODERN WOMEN AND WuAr 13 Saip oF Tum, Second Series. J, 5, Redfield, New York. This second series of articles, reprinted from the Saturday Review, 13 quite equal to the first, which commanded at the time so much attention. As a comprehensive study o! the female character from a semfserious, semi-comic point of view theve arti. cles are possessed of considerable value, Mr. Red- field 1s entitled to the thanks of the American public for a volume which i so readable, so nandy, and got up with £0 much taste. ON THE Use or WINE. IN HEALTH AND Diszase, Francis i. Anstic, M.D. Redfleid. Dr. Anstie, who 18 editor of the Iondon Prac: tittoner, does m this littie work discourse most in- structively on the use of wincs, The Doctor goes theroughly into the discussion, points out the pro- perties of the different wines, laying down rules for using them im health and sickness, Every man not a teetotaller should procure this book and master its contents. By BaRry’s INTERNAL REVENUE Laws. This work, published by Baker, Voornis & Co., Of this city, is invaluable to all who are in any way interested in the Internal Revenue Statutes now in force. AS a book of reference it cannot fail to be highly useful to the legal projession. NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE. Deliberations of the Enffalo Convention Orgavization of a Department of Commerce Recommended—Uniformity in Appraisements and Duties. Burrato, N. Y., Dee. 9, 1870, At the opening of the session of tne National Board of Trade this morning a motion was made to reconsider the action of yesterday in reference to non-resident traders, and a resolution was passed instructing the Executive Council to prepare a memorial to the Legislatures of the several States, which kaye passed laws discriminating against non- resident traders and their agents, asking for the removal of such restrictions, The next question considered related to the estab. Ishment of a Department of Commerce, and the Board reaiirmed its action of last year recommend- ing the organization of such a department by the general government, Resolutions were then passed approving of the recommendations of Postmaster Generai Creswell, und favoring the immediate and unconditional abo- lution of the franking privilege. A proposition submitted trom the Newark Board of Trade, discountenancing the granting of public lands to ratroad and other corporations, elicited a long discussion, Finally a substitute for the propo- sition was presented, which favored such grants im special cases and under stringent resirtctions, but the substitute failing to receive tue necessary twoe thirds vole when put upon its passage was lost, a3 _ ben the original measure of the Newark Board of Trade. Several propositions relating to the tariff were presenied, but their coasiderauion was postponed by @ vote of 82 to 50, A resolution was adopted looking to the securing of uniformity in the appraisement of goods and the ees of duties tn the several districts of the United ates. The subject of srbsidies to promote the Postal ser- vice between this country aad Europe was referred to am able commities of five, who will report to- morrow. Toe Board then adjourned until nine o'clock A. M. to-morrow, rou Which hour @ session will be held until twelve o’clock M., when a special train will canyey the delegates to Niagara Falla. It ts thought that the business of the Convention will be closed by wianight of to-morrow. ENERAL NOTES. ‘The Orange county (N, Y.) Poor House contains a colored wonlan aged 104 years, Near Newburg, at Snake Hill, on Thursday last, Mr. Pierson’s barns and granary were burned; loss $5,000, New savings banks will be asked for by many towns in the Massachusetts’ Commonwealth at the next session of the Legisiature. The Beethoven Centennial will be generally ob- served In the citles of the Eastern, Middie and West- ern States. Captain Norman Hurd, one of the veterans of the sexs Lone Star repubilc, died recently in that State, ‘There fs an agency in San Antonio, Texas, for the introduction Of agricultural laborers and domestic servants from the British Isles, ‘The will of the late Stepaen D, Tomlinson, of m- dianapolis, Jnd., bequeaths $100,000 for the erection of public buildings to adorn that city, Only once during the last twenty years has the Weather in early winter been so mild that the upper Mississippi has been open to navigation #0 late ag 1t ig this season. Several prominent business men of Buriin, ‘ton, Vt., have lately been kept in a constant state of fear by the almost daily receipt of letters threatening to burn their houses, Last Tuesday, at the government proving grounds, at Turtle Creek station, near Pittsburg, Pa,, the trial commenced of two fifteen-inch guns, with a view of demons trating the relative merits ef solid and hol- Jow cast ordnance, peg he will be fired five hun. dred times, and it is anticipated that two months will be required to complete the experimen. A solid shot, wreighing 440 pounds, will be thrown at éach discharge, and the guas will be Sred until they crack or burst FIRE IN BROOKLYN. ‘The Coney Railroad Depet Builldisgs Dee atroyed—Loss Eighty Thousand Dollars. ‘The alarm of fre which was sounded shortly after midnight of Thursday was caused by the discovery of fames which issued from the lower part of the large two story frame building situate on Fifth avenue, pear the corner of Twemy-seventh street, Opposite Greenwood Cemetery, occupied as a depot for the Coney Island steam dummy line of cars, The Fire Department responded promptly to the summons to duty given by the City Mall bell and were s00n en the svene of action, ‘The fames had gained great headway in the meantime and bid defance to the efforts of tho men to save the struc- ture. The dry, combustible nature of the material Contributed its tliummative properties to the con- flagration, lighting up the sky for miles around and attracting considerable attention from remote jocalities. Jn three-quarters of an hour $80,000 worth of property was consumed, and the FIRB FIEND RESTED SATISFIFD with its work of destruction fog the nignt. TOBACCO. Meeting of the National Association. Second Day’s Procesdings—The Imperative De- mand for a Reduced Uniform Tax—Facts and Figures for Congress—Revenue Reform Demanded—Necessity of Bonded Warehouses—Indi- cated Reform in the Ship- ment of Tobacco. Ricumonp, Va., Dec. 7, 1870. ‘The association assembled again this morning at eleven o'clock, and was called to order by the Prest- dent, Mr. William E. Lawrence. Perhaps a more apprepriate place than Richmond could not have been selected to hold the present meeting—itself ‘The police of the Eighth and Tenth preoicts were | @ great tobacco mart, where 10,000 opera. on hand, and worked hard to save the rolling stock of the railroad, They were only partly successful in their labors, a8 the loss on stock was very heavy. Five steam dummy engines were destroyed in the car depot, tivea are @ngaged in the manufacture of the staple, and @ city that has been in the Past few years victimized by dishonest government oMcials, and greatly oppressed in this branch of tn- ‘The corner of the bullding nearest Twenty.seventh dustry by the excessive tax imposed on tho manu- street was occupied as & saloon by Samuel Law, of $4,000 In gtock and quor lore and fixtures, The buildin dining | facturer and dealer, Here, too, every branch of the Who sustains @ 1088 | trade was represented, from the producer to the LJ 4 7 cr was owned by ex-Mayor -G. Godfrey” Gunther manufacturer, Capital and labor came face to face, the owner of the Coney Island Railroad, and | and tu the discussions that took place there was a Was valued at $25,000. It was partly imsured, but the names of the companies were not ascer- tained. ‘The joss on the roliing steck, &c., 1s about ae upon which there 1s $20,000 Insurance, ‘olicies are held in the Germania, $5,000; Phenix, $5,000; Lafayette, $2,500; New Amsterdam, $2,600; Columbia, $2,500; Merchants and Mechanics’, of Baltimore, on the latter, $20,000, George Brown, a conductor, who lived in the reel de of the depot building, lost $600 in clothing and furniture, upon which ne hud ho insurance. Law was also uninsured, The marked attention paid to the claims of all upon tne consideration of the association, Every member seemed to feel, too, that a great deal depended upon the action of the body, They were fully convinced that the tobacco trade labored under serious dis 2,500, on the building. Total insurance | Advantages at the hands of the government, and this through a lamentab!e ignorance on the part of Congress and the Revenue Bureau as to the nature of the trade and the capacity of the article in a com: fre broke out in a wood bin in the centre of the car | mercial point of view to bear taxation, is but from what cause has net yet beea ascer- tained. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Mr. Robeso: Recommendations for the Im- provement of the Navy—Hearty Concur- rence of the Naval OMicers—Better Mou to be Obtained—Tse California and Two Cor. Vettes to be Mi ed for Sen, The recommendations in Mr. Secretary Robeson's Teport concerning the eifert to Improve the charac- A REDUCED UNIFORM TAX, ‘The main object of the present meeting, and upon which the aasoctation was thoroughly bent, though few had hopes of success, is the reduction of the ‘ax upon the manufacture of tobacco to a uniform rate upon all grades and classes, Including snut and cigars, On this vital subject to the trade there was an interesting and lengthy debate, in which Dr. Spence, of Cincinnati; Colonel Withers, of Typehbarg, Mr. Campbell, of Newark; Mr. Galla- er, of New Haven; Mr. J.J. Nicks, of Elmira, ud Mr. Merrick, of Chicago, participated. These ter of our seamen mect with the heartiest concur. | gentlemen doupticss represented every branch of rence of all the oMcers of the navy, who have care fully studied the question through long years of ser- Vice, It is clear that it would be desirable to raise the standard of ability, and efficiency of the sailors in our navy, and Mr. Robeson, in recommending the allowance of an ontit of clothing to each man on enlisting, in order that be may begin service clear of debt, one means of attracting to the navy a better ciass of Ineu, This act of justice would certainly remov serious source of discontent and desertion. Two other causes which prevent the very best men from enlisting are the low pay and the regulation which cuts off the on-shore liberty of the men. The sailors of the present day read newspapers and often write to them, and are not so ignorant as those of olden times, when men were centent to remain on board ship for months without liberty oa shore, and were quite comfortavle under the re- straint, Besides, they naturaliy 3k increased wages, In every other walk of life people receive larger pay than they did fifty years ago, and their expenses are concen tine greater, Our sallors have not enjeyed in @ full measure this com- parative increase in pay, while the cost of clothing has goue up hundreds per cent. IfJack’s clothing could be lor by Ue government and Ubverty given him for a run on shore once a month there would be little left to induce him to feel dis- contented or to desert, .'fhe best and happiest crews are those on ships where the commanding officers grant shore leaves with the greatest line- rality. If Jack can goon shore frequently he Ceases to avail bimseif of the permission, and remaina cheerfally oa board ship perjormin; hus regular duties without | eee] or dodging. is only when he 1s confined for long periodsoa board ship, without his run on shore, that be becomes a contirmed growler, dissatisfied with everthing and ready to take French leave on every opportunity. If, then, governinent wil furnish clothing to tho men and grant them as frequent liberty days ag is not inconsistent with the eee performance of the ship’s dutles there will be no trouvie lo enlisting and keeping & much more efiicient get of men in the aggregate than are now to be found in the service. We hope Secretary Kobeson's recommendations will be adopted by Congress, aud that the others above suggested may be tried, in erder that our naval service may be made attractive to the very best class of saliors in our country, and thereby be made as efficient and brilliantas becomes one of the historic navies ef the world, The return of the frigate Deiaware, late Nagship of Vice Admirai stephen C. Rowan, commanding, the Asiatic squadron, will permut the deparument to enlist number of men for ships ready for sea, equal to that discharged from the Delaware alter having served out their time. As the number a! lowed by Congress is only eight thousand five hun- dred, it has been found impossible to man the ships now and forsome time past ready for sea, which were greatly required in the vartons foreign statious. The full complement of men necessary to send to sea tae corvetie Califoruia, second rate, twenty-one guns, 2,490 tons, to go into commission at Boston on the 101h proximo, can vow be supplied, and a couple of corvettes of the third class can also be manned. ‘The California is to proceed to the Pacific as flag- ship ot Kear Admiral Winsiow, now on the station, under commana Japtain John M. B, Clitz, an oft. cer of great cap: and brilita; The presenc of the California i the Pacific will be lalled wi Pleasure, 44 our squadron there ta not at prese Jarge enough properly {o perform the duties of te | station. s WASHINGION MARKED. Improvements ian the Great Costrenonic Rinho. | After long and trying service the old roof that has | sheltered Washington Market has disappeared, aad, rearing ila widely extending proportions, a new, handsome and substantial covering now shielits the great emporium. For years past the time-worn. Umbers, apart from their rickety aspect, be- came useless, and In some cases severe damago Was sustained by the stand keepers in consequence of the rain coming through. A large amount of valuable and perishable property was therefore con- stantly endangered, while it would not have been | surprising If the roof had some day fallen in witn a startling crash. Besides, it had always been con- | sidered too low and cramped, the result being bad ven'ilation and a decided barrier to business, Some | months azo the i STANCH AND STALWART BUTCHERS and other property owners in the square coin- | menced to wke action, and their commend. able designs were quickly put into execuiton. Prompt and independent measures were taken to | construct a new roof that would at once prove sale, More accommodating and ornamental. All the stand-keepers subseribed towards the praisewortity undertaking, or rather cach paid his proper share for that pertion of the covering that was to protect his own place of business, at the rate of eight dol- lars per foot. The work, in fact, Was an absolute necessity that could not long be delayed, ant the preliminary arrangements having been agreed to Operations were energetically begua, alino the business of the market was notin the slightest de- gree interfered with, Indeed, suc @ calamuy could hardly eccur without the j SAD WHINING OF EPICURES within a circle of twenty miles. Up went the roof with wenderful raptaity, In seme places nearly thirty feet higher than the old one, and now covers the entire square. ‘he wood work affords plenty of long wished for room, skylights on top give excel- lent ventilation, and the Interior of the coucern looks exceedingly cheerful. The construction has not yet beeu completed, but there is sufficient of the work done to show that ® vast the trade, aud though the plug interest, the fine- cut Interest, the cigar interest and the snuff interest seemed to clash upon minor points—such as the hraseology of the resolutions, the mode of obtain- log the desired relief, &e., yet they were all unani- mous in the conviction that the trade required a reduced uniforin tax of sixteen cents per peund upon all grades ef manufactured tobacco, It was clearly shown in debate that the oppressive tax was ually making the cultivation of tobacco un- has unquestionably suggested | profitable to planters; that dealers were unable te pay a liberal price, and planters were compelled to abandon tobacco and turn thelr attention to the pro- © &| duction of more profitable crops. And again a gen- Meman quoted official figures to show that In in- stances where Congress had been wise enough to reduce the tax upon tobacco there was an increase in tho manufacture of tho article, which yielded a revenue nearly equal to the former excessive tax, As’ the debate progressed some of the members became quite enthusiastic in tmetr efforts to secure the harmonious co-operation of the association tn this laudable direction, Some of the Western memoers were in favor of resisting the collection of any tax exceeding sixiecen cents per pound; others, more moderate, were in iavor of jemanding of Congress the speedy reduction of the tax to the uniform rate proposed, while others, sttil amore moderate, were content with asking the reduc tion, 1f consistent with the views of Congress and the demands of the country; but the latter class were few and feebie, and the majority were loud in their demands for REVENUS REPORM in the tobacco trade, The Commissioner, Mr. De- Jano, and his subordinates were quite severely criti- cised—the former for his misconstrued rulings and decisions and the latter for their dishenest practices, which demoralize the trade and corrupt the manufacturer. Both of these were spoken ef us the greatest eviis the trade labored under, induced by Whe heavy taxes and the discriminating and cumber- some legisiation which tm 4 them. The entire system of the revenue service in its relations to the tobacco trade was forcibly condemned, and speakers in Many instances not only gave ample Ulustrations of iis defects, but also Indicated reiorms which it Would be useless for all purposes of good to meation here, The debate took the widest range, aud just previous to adjournment for dinner the following STIFF APPEAL to Congress was adopted:— Resolved, That we will oppose any attempt to increase the tax on’ the sixteen-cent class of tobacco. Resolved, That we recognize the propriety and necessity of adopting & uniform tax oo manufactured tobacco, if it can be necured at a raie of tax not exceeding sixten cents per pound, BONDED WAREHOUSES. The following resolutions were also adopted: — Resolved, That bonded warehouses ahonid be established wherever the neceasities of the trade require them, and this may be done without detriment to the government. Resolved, That the policy proposed of retaining mana- factured tobacco In a bonded warehouse for twelve mouths before allowed to be taken out for consumption Is Imprac- yeable from the nature of the article Iteelf, disastrous to those engaged in tho trade, unnecessary for the aafe collece lion of the revenue, and of no advantage to the government, Resolved, That manufacturers of tobacco be allowed to slip for export direct from manufactories without being com- wived to pus it through a bonded warehouse; and that should Iie factory be ata point remote trom the place of shipmi that the bond given by the manufacturer be aufll port to pat tton board the outward bound export stamp is deemed necessary it shail b the government, Resolved, That since the system of drawbacks on hag been ‘abolished bonding certiticaten are unnecessary, and, being embarassing to the commerce ot the country, should be dispensed with, Evening Session, At the evening session tho resolutions adopted in | committee of the whole yesterday were discussed and contirmed, ‘The election of officers then took place, with the fonowing result:—For President, Wullam KE. Law- rence, of New York; Vice President, L, H. Frayser, of Richmond; ‘freasurer, Joseph Hall, of New York, The following resolution was then adopted after considerable debate:— Resolved, That the officers of the association be requonted | to get up a proper form of petition to Congress for the lunme- diate repeat of ali taxes on sales of im: m manufactured tobacco, und on sna they ‘and un. and that distributed as early as possible toall (he various f the country. ssociation then adjourned until to-morrow . at eleven A, M. The Banquet to the Assectatioa—Eloquent Speeches—Remarkable Speech of Governor Walker—After the Banquet—Resolutions Passed To-Day~—A Walk Throngh tho City— Visiting the Cupitol and Washingtou Monu. ment. RICHMOND, Va., Dee, 8, 1870, The banquet given by the Richmona Tobacco Ex- change to the members of the National Tobacco As- sociation, at the Ballard House last night, was a most brilliant affair. At half-past seven over two hundred persons were seated at tabies that fairly groaned under a load of delicacies that would make the eyes of an epicure gitsten with delight, The banquet was presided over by Mr. Lewis H. Frayser, ot this city, who is also Vice President of the Na- tional Tobacco Assoctation, and he welcomed the visitors in @ short and well-timed address, Colonel Peyton Wise occupied the extreme end of the table, and, in response to a toast, made the most eloquent address of the occasion. William F. Lawrence, of New York; Mr, James Galligher, of New Haven, Colonel Wilder, of Boston; Dr. T. R. Spence, of Oin- cinnad; Mr. Stafford, of Baltimore; Colonel Kt, BE, Withers, of Lynchburg, Mayor Reilly, of Richmond, and Mr, J. A. Cowardin, also of this city, made ex- cellent addresses, Thy feature of the hour, how- ever, was GOVERNOR WALKERS SPEECH. His Excellency occupied @ feat next to Mr and much needed tunprovement has been effected. The new roof, which 1s composed of tin, covers a Space of nearly 300 by 200 feet, There will doubtless be a great strain upon it, owing to the weight that will be suspended from the rafters, but provision has been made to brace it, so that all emergencies can be safely met. Portions of the old root were put up so long since as 1513, As it stands to-day the market, with its excellent improvements, looks clean, and in most perpcels is exceegingly well arranged, To be sure there have been com- plaints about the pervading atmosphere; but it should be remembered that nearly eil the offensive odors arise from the surroundings of the market, and not by any means from ts interior, Tho sew- ers are occasionally choked by unscrupulous and IRZESPONSIVLE OUTSIDERS, and it is but fair to state that none have greater reason to deprecate such annoyances than the lawful . standkeepers themseives, who, tn erecting the commodious roof and otherwise neatly arranging the inside of the building, have shown a desire to afford all necessary and heaithy accommodations, Mr, J. L, Whitton, Clerk of the Market, to whom was entrusted the supervision of the undertaking, has certainty car- Tied it out with ail ability that @ long practical ex- fe tees could suggest, The building will speedily @ Anished, and as time-honored Christmas 18 coming upon us Washington Market, decorated in all its tempting and natural magnificence, will, doubtiess, be one of the best appreciated resorts in the metropolis, Frayser, who presided ut the banquet, and imme- diately confronting Mr, Lawrence, President of the National Tobacca Association. The toast was—. “The State of Virginia; with a good Walker for her Governor may she be a successfull runner in the Trace of progress." This was followed by applanse and loud calls of “Walker, Walker,’ in response to which the Goy- ernor arose and said the first clause of the toast re- ferring exclusively to himself he would say nothing about it, But Virginia way rising phonix-like from her ashes, Though she had been devastated by war, yet she’ had in her the germ of her ancient glory, and would soon show she wouid not be the last of the States in tho race Of progress. ife declared himself openly in favor of revenue reform, and dwelt upon the fact that Virginia paid the greatest tax with the excep- tion of one other State in the Union to the revenue, ‘The amount paid in the last year on tobacco alone Was five million dollars—a burden too great for her to bear in her present impoverished condition—and she will hearti 2 with her sister States in the Union in demanding revenue reform, both internal and external, She will no longer submit to Lary 8 grep by a horde of revenue robbers, and pooner the excessive federal taxation was taken away the sooner wonid Virginia be able to pay her large debt, (Great cheering and applause.) AFTER THE BANQUET, At a late, or rather an early, hour the banquet broke up and the members found their rooms in the hotel as best they could. One New York gentieman 1s Bald to have been found asleep this morning with his eyeglasses on. But this 1s eclipsed by auother from the same city, who purchased @ dead cat from @ negro upen the representation that the defuncs puss was @ rabbit. This genueman, who is some. Using of a gourmand, had the cat stewed and served up for t, when he, with others, partook of 4M, and pronouneed the feline dish the most savory they ever tasted, BUSINESS. This morning the association met, Mr. Lawrence Ls Loe ‘chai, and the following resolutions were adopted:— Resolved, That the thanks of the National Tobacco Anso- hereby mont cheerfully tendered to the Tobacco i# and the citizens of Richmond generally for ets Cordial reception, for courtesies ‘ny freely extends {ta members during their sojourn here, and for the grand en- given them on Wednesday evening, ‘Becember ard House, So full, free and generous bas been their treatment of us that we oud it impossible to expresa in jepgusee oar deep und heartfelt appreciation of hoapt- iy. Resolved, That the thanks of the visiting members of the National Tobacco Heshange be tendered to Colonel Carring- ton, the preprietor, for the generous aud most hospitable mahner fo which they have been entertauied al the Exchange tel, é Resolved, That it isthe sense of this association that the Present high tax on tobacco bas the effect of rapidly increas- ing the consumption of the article in the raw state, and uniess the tax be reduced thia {ncrease will continue until the w materiul will be JargelysJf not entirely, substituied for nanufactured article, to the great injury of the manu- juring interest and the serious reduction, if not the entire destruction, of the public revenue from this source. On motion of Mr. Bailey, of Richmend, the follow- ing committee, to visit Washington when deemea proper, and lay the action of thy convention before Songresa, Was pointed by the president:—Mesers, Evans, veer, Batley, Spence, Sutherlin, Prague, Hibbin, Shuiton, Parlett, Venable, McAipin, Catlin, Gail, Dohan, Wilder, Campbell and Fergason, Business being over, the members toek A WALK ABOUT TOWN, visiting the Capitol, where they witnessed, for the first Lime, the novelty of negro members in the Le- guises. wo New York gentlemen were particu- arly #iruck With this pecularity of the Seuthern States, and they made many Inquiries as to the in- telligence, former condition and general abiiliies of the sable legislators, Mr. Lorin Palmer, of New York, was surprised when a reporter informed him that one of the negro members, a former slave, par- ucipated equally with bis old master in the legisla- tion of the Ola Dominion, But he was still mere astonished to learn that the aforesaid colored Jegisiator never voted on aby important measure without consulting his “oid boss;” and when the last term of tho Legislature was ended this same identical negro, finding himself in possession o! elven fifty dollar billa—balance on his per diem- once repaired to his old master, piaced it in his hand, and asked him to invest it tn land, After leaving the Ra ote building the visitors took @ look at the Washington monument, tho beau'y and magnificence of which they much ad- ured, Mr. John Straiton, Mr. Joseph Hall and Mr, 4. A. Connolly, all of New York, were particularly interested in the Capitol ballaing, where the terrible disas.er of April last occurred, and they asked, alter inspecting It, “Can't the State of Virginta afford « Detter Capitol than this dilapidated old structure Y" Others have asked the same question, but they have never received ao satisfactory reply. The present building, which has just been patched up, {9 regarded with horror, and it would be @ source of gratification to thousands to see {t razed, but the timidity of the Legisiature will not permit that body to take mea- sures for the speedy erection of a new building. Many thought Governor Walker would have men- toned this matver in bis bold and manlyj annual ssage, but perhaps he omiited it by an oversight. he ,piate in all Taimess ought to have a new uilding, This evening the remaining visiting members Were given & maguilicent entertainment at tho Spottswood Hotel, which if possible surpassed that of last night. A large number of the «embers re- main over to visit Petersburg and other pots of historic interes: T bi AMERICANS ABROAD. list of Americans registered at the ofices of Bowles Brothers & Oo., 449 Strand, Charing Cross, London, and 12 Rue de la Paix, Paris:— Av THB LONDON OFFICE, FOR THE WEEK ENDING NovEMBER 22, ~New York—Mrs. Mittenverger, Miss Robb, M, M. Harris, F. W. Lockwood an party, J. R.D. Sheppard, Mrs, Kk. W. Burke and daughter, Miss Proctor, E. Whittelsey and wife, Es Whittelsey, Jr.; B. Beer, W. H. Wyait and family, Mes C, C, Hopley, F. Goodridge, C. T. Harbeck, Miss B.S. Harbeck, ©. H. Harbeck and wife, G. 8. Partridge, Jr.: Harry A. Stone, Jotham Post, A. G. Lathrop, Mrs. W. H. Milburn, F. H. Milturn, HH. A. Chapin and family, Colonel Gouraud, Arthur de Wint, F. J. Rabbeth, W. R. Hynes, Edmond Gerson, W. W. Ogden, J. B. Miller, A. Humbert, George J, Landon, James B, Bach, R. D. Wiliams and wife, A. Cassurd, W. W. Wright ana realy Na- poleon Godone, John Anderson, J. R. Cornell and wife, Theodore T. Moran and family, H. dt. Clair Robinson, Julian White, James Mactntine, Boston— & B. Morse, Aidert Thompson and family, Mrs. J. M. Bradbury, J. Hl. Nichols’ and wife, G A. Guild. Paris—J. Sevier, George Smith, A. J. Southworth, J. J. Newcomb, Jr, Henry Bacon and wife, Shelden Leavitt. California—Frank W. Eldridge, Frede- rick Lewta, W. J. Emerson, GG, KE, Whit- ing and wwe, ( W. Kand. — Michigaa— Hiram Collier, Frankfort—Hen. W. M. Murphy. Florida—General N. L, Littlefleid, Phijadelphia—- Miss Annio M. Lockwood, Miss J. H. Lockwood, Ch 8 A. G , Jolin B, English, Miss Simpson, Pittsburg—C 3 0, Burke. St. Louis—C. 8. Gr Jey, son and di Butalo, N. Y.—Dr. Carey, wile vad son. itain—A. W. North and wife, New vd, wife and daughters, ajor Morris Chester. Home Leicester, Mass.—Mrs, May. Frothingham, Miss J. ©. Hill. ‘A. Lawrence, G. H. Lawrence. Pough- sle—Kobert Coste Salem, Mass.—Mrs. Georga hase, E. 8. Worcester. New Brunswick—John Smock. Washington, D. O.—Robert L. Ream, Mrs, Ream, Miss V. Reain, J. R. Eastinan aad Mra. M. J. Eastman, New Orieans—S, P. Griffin, New dersey—James Neiison. Baltimore—Bruce Prica and wile, Mr. Buckler, Miss, Woodyilie. Vir- ginia—J. 8. Bruce. Newport, R. 1.—Henry Bedlow and family. St. Petersburg—A. G. Hayes, Sid- ney 8. Be Lyme, Cona.—J. R. Terry, Cincinnatl—Dr. James D. Webb, M. A. Hoge. United States Army—Dr. E. Colmacte H, East, Captain R. Howes and wife, Holman, Stattsburg, N. wife, Havre—Thomas Ilinois—J. J. Thompson and wife. Port- Me.—Lewis Pierce, United States Navy— Rouen—D, A. Pleasanton. Cbicago—Seth Attleboro’, Mass.—D, FP. yY, land, Commander William Gibson and wife. Ki. Brandon, Pittstield—D, 8. Jones, Denver—Joun Evans, Mrs. Evans and family, Miss Lowell, Pater- son, N. J.—Dr. R. J. Whitely and wife, Owing to the complete military Investment of Paris there have been no arrivals at the Paris house of Bowles Brothers & Co. d which were then as follows:—Chicago—J. M. Du« qr J. Sheppard Page. Boston—Willlam H, aud wie, Baltimore—William 0, Dreyer. List of Americans registerea at the ofces of Messrs. Maquay, Pakehham & Hooker, American bankers, Rome, to November 19:— ‘Tt. H. Bartlett, New Haven, Conn.; Mrs, Richard Busteed, Miss’ Busteed, Richard’ Busteed, Jr., New York; G. T. Corliss, Providence; Rev. W. Nelson Cote, Kichmond; Chas, N. Doone, New York; Mra, M. Ecklev, Miss Eckley, Boston; Mra. &. I’, Eliott, New York; Chas, Fairchild, Bostom; John W, Gattney, New York; Mrs. H. A, Gould, Springfleid; W. A. Harward, Zacharia Jacque: iew York; Mr and Mrs. Overton Lea, H. ©. rmly, James i. Sanford, United States; John Sims, Philadel- phia; Mr. and Mrs, H. S. Taylor, United states; Miss J. Thunig, A. F. Wadsworth, Boston; Mrs. Wurts, the Misses Wurts, Philadelphia, List of Americans arrived at the Hotel Belle Vue, Brussels, to November 24, 1870:— Mr. Bedlow and famit. ew York; Miss Bissel, Pittsburg; A. G. Day, H. Koiced, New York; Dr. T. Burick and niece, St. Louis; H, D. Glenn and wife, Philadelphia; E V. Hitchcock, New York; Towin B. be, ale Mra. Laughiiln, Miss Langhiin, Pitts. burg; Mr. and Mrs. 'T. 8. Mitchel, Philadelphia; Dr. George 8. Nelson, Boston. List of Americans registered at Messrs. Byre & Matteini’s, Florence, to November 2! HH, and Mrs, Arenson, W. J. and Mrs. Averwel Miss Averweil, D. Barney and familly, Th. By, Bromson and family, New \ork; Chas, J. Brooks, Boston; John Q. Carpenter, Mrs. G. W. Carpenter, Miss Ella D. Carpenter, Miss F: Carpenter, Philadelphia; Mrs. Christmas, hiistmas, — Ovbb and vamily, New Orleans; Wm, Cook aud famuy, New York; Miss Anna F, Crane, -——-; Join A. Catter, Chicago; S. F. Doane an family, Sam Franciseo; Dr. A. ¥. Dulin aad family, Baltimore; Alford Dyer, Portian Freddie, Mra, J. Freddie, Albany, N, Furniss, H. E, Gilman, W, P. Gilman, New York; Wm. G, Hale, Baltimore; Aaron Healy, Stephen Weston Healy, Brooklyn; Miss A. Henne, ——-; L. W. Housel, Richmond; 4. Hunneweli and family, Bos- ton; A. Huntington, Chicago; Mrs. C. J. Irland, Boston, Mrs, Joyce, Baltimore; J, Kasson, — Miss Belle Keener, Baltimore; 'J, Kessier, Lyons Miss L, Killand, Misa, Kitiand, Miss $. Kilian Ntss Kunner, Baltimore; J. L. and Mrs, Lebo: Philadelphia; Mra. Washington Lee, Miss Lee, Bal more; Dr, Henry Lippert, Nice; Mrs. Fite Hagh Lud- low, Miss H. L. Ludlow, W.'L. M. Ludiow, New York; L. N. and Mrs, Maupin, Baltimore; A. J, Mor- ton, Kentucky; A. Patterson, Bruce and Mra. Bi Baltimore; Dr. ©. P, Putnam, Dr. J. J. Put B, Raymond ana ring the past week, 11, Miss A. O. Patnaw, Curtis family, Boston; EB. A. Siisbee, ——}; A. M. Sorehan, Lailimore; Mrs. James Stebbins, f. W. and Mrs, Blephenson, James Tolfnee, New York; RK. H. and Mrs, Tyier, Fulton, New York; Baldwin J, Yan Nest, Kev, Dr. A. R. Van Nest, New York; G. H, Warren, ‘Troy, N. Y.; Dr. Jobn K. Wright and family, Boston, 5 THE SEVEN-THIRTY BONDS FORGERY. Important Arrest of an Alleged Counterfeiter of the 7-30s. Another Brockway in the Field—Colonel Wood After Him with a Big &tick—The Colo. nel’s Testimony and Emphatic State. ment—Thirty Thousand Dollars Bail Demanded — The Examination To-Day—Interesting Devel- opments Expected. On Tharsday evening last one William A, Brook- way, who Is stated to be also known by tho name of William Spencer, was arrested by Deputy Mare shals Joseph Gaillard and John Robinson, at No, 814 West Thirty-third street, on the charge of ba engraved and printed the spurious bonds some which have been the subject of recent Mtigation be< tween the government and Jay Cooke & Co., of this city. Itis said that Colonel Wood, formerly Qbief of the Secret Service of the Treasury Department, under the administration of President Johnson, nad been instrumental in procuring this arrest, COLONEL WOOD'S STATEMENT ig to the effect that tn 1867, when the goverement discovered the bonds in question to be spurious, he found the prisoner at the St. James Hotel and in. duced him to proceed with him to Tayler’s Hotel, Jersey City, and there got from the prisener the plates on which the bonds were printed. Colonel Wood says that he sent theso plates to Washington, From that time to the present the accused has re- mained at liberty, and, in all probability, would have continued a free man tf the recent trial by the government to have redcemed some half million of spurious bonds had not been entered on, and which set the detectives “on the make.” Yesterday about noon Brockway was brought up before the Commissioner for eXamination, being re- presented by Judge Stuart and Mr. Joha Sedgwick Qs bis counsel, Mr. Puray, who appeared for the government, said the only question how was to x the amount of bail. Did the defendant waive an examination ¢ Counsel for the prisoner stated that the defendant Wanted an examination, and that duy, if pessible, The Commissioner—Mr. Purdy, wuat day ao you nx? Mr. Purdy—This (3 Friday, Idon’t think we can Dave an examination before Monday next. Colonel Wood—by telegraphing to Washington you may have the witneases here to morrow, ir. bay ag tg the main witnesses for the govern- ment reside in Washington, and the government cannot open the case untiiwe know whether the witnesses will be here, Mr. Stnart—I believe the opening of the case ‘Will be the end of the case, Mr. Purdy—I move that the examination be fixed tor Monday, Mr. Stuart—Put it down for to-morrow, Mr. Purdy—If the evidence is here to-morrow I will go on with It, Mr. Sedgwick—As Colonel Wood ts the first wit- ness, Why not examine him now? The Commisstoner—Judge Davis has commant- cated to me that be has sent to Washington for the Witnesses that may confirm in some way what Mr. Wood stat Mr. Pardy—We will go on with theexamination of Colonel Wood to-morrow morning, at eleven orclock, I now move that the ball be fixed at $30,000, r. Stuart complained that such an ameunt of bail would be unjust and oppressive, and that $5,000 would meet the justice and the requirements of thi case, more especially as he was as confident as that to-morrow’s Sun would rise that the defendant should be discharged. Colonel Wood—May I be allowed to say a word? ‘The Commissioner—Only through your counsel,’ Mr. Purdy. The Commissioner then said that ik counsel pressed him he would fx the bail now; but he would prefer doing so to-morrow, when probably from the examination of Colonel Wood he would be able to get lusight into the nature and character of ‘the case, Just after the Commissioner had made tnese re- marks Colonel Wood stated, In an euergetic man- ner, that the prisoner was guilty. The prisoner, who is a tail, genteel looking man, it perfectly quiet during the discussion. le haa Poteet @ Btalementin the papers that this isa lackinalling operation on the part of Wood, and Wat his innocence will be speedily established, The examination will take place this morning at eleven o'clock. Meanwhile the accused has been re- manded to prison. POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE. Tammany and the Presidency—Westoen Views on the Subject. {From the Cineinnati Ch icle (republican) Dee, 7.) Some of the friends of Governor Hofman begin to manifest impauence #t bis Intimate couneciton with Tammany. A few of the more bold are ad- Vising @ course which must result in @ break witit that powerful orgaulzauon. This seems strange ad- vice from people wio have been silent these many years, while Tammany has championed their friena and carried him forward rom triumph to triumph. Is it to be taken as evidence of asadden return to the paths of virtue? We can scurcely accept it ag such. The men who have stood by se long whila thelr friend accepted aud fulfilled the shameful tasks which Tweed, Sweeney & Co. gave, are hardiy to ba supposed to be capable of the tudependent virtae they appear te claim, We think the cue to this course of action is found in another direction. ‘Yhe leaders of Tammany are both unscrupulous and shrewd. They like Hofman because he has been 4 faituful and eiiicient servant. There 18, perlaps, no other they would 60 willingly trust. But success 1s what tiey must look to in 1872. bir Waut ot ently to nominate, but to elect, the Presidential candidate. ‘They are perfecuy aware cf the odiuim with which they are regarded outside te State which they have bought, and fully understand that their (riend Is soiled aad tarnished with the stench aud corruption with which they have surrounded him. They doubtless fear the etect this wul have when be 1 placed before the people. They can’t buy his way to the Presidency as they have wo the Mayoralty snd Governorsbip. In this stave of facts it 1s not surprising to hear floating rumors that they are cequetting with other candidates. Hoffmaa,sor course, they wiil bringjvefore the Cons vention as their candidate (unless ite, following U advice of some of his daring iriends, should ore: with them and go back on tus course for te last t years), but who they will assist to nominate is yet an open question. ‘Hendricks, of Inuiuna, ts said to be looked upou most favorably. He is a plansibla man, and enjoys considerable populariiy. He has no offensive plans or ideas of his own, yet manifests considerable ability in executtag those of others. ‘This 1s Une Kina of man that can be made useful, and though it may rot be Hendricks with whom tna bargain {8 coinpleted, some such man Wil ve placed before the people by the Tammany Convention. Our Pendleton will not Mii the bill, Nor will our Groes« beck. But perhaps our Thurman may. Who knows THE VISIT OF SENATOR CAMERON TO GEORGIA, [From the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph, Dec. 2.) A correspondent rather rates us for having an- nounced, ‘‘by authority,’? that Senater Cameron's Vislt to Georgia had nouing to do with politics, bug Was in the interest of private buaiuess soiely.| Wa made the statement on the atviority of a leading citizen of this city, Whose guesi thé Senator was while in Macon, with full faith in the premise that he (the host) was fully cognizant of the facta whereof he affirmed. We take it now that the S a) or’s visit to Georgia Was primarily to push ahead that bank it which to ts understood to tiave a large Interest, aud seconaly, to find out what hits Georgia party associates were doing themselves, and to seo Uy, and how he could help them along. Jt has been represented to us that Mr. Justice McCay and other notorious persons comnected with the radi« Cal faction in this State came down from Atlanta to ineet wud Comsult With Messrs. Cameron and Deiana while here, and we suppose it was tie studing the: received from Mecay et al, which Cameron an Delano disgorged at Washington. We fuily agrea with our correspondent a3 to Cauieron’s unsavori- hess, and these columns bear us wituess that thaq fact has had wide circulation and sharp reprobation therein, And we further agree with Lim, Uhat if tha people are to take Cameron's iniamous politicat principles, along with t comfortable cash he pro- poses to dispense Co (uerm—-lera consideration ef one or two per cent @ month say—it will certainly work out a demnition smash for then in their polities, morals and manvers, as weil as io Uacir estates, {From the Savannah Republican, Dec. 1.) Senator Oameron has becu struck with the life, energy and progress of our State, aud laving un- bounded means at his command, has resoived, wa Jearn, to add five militons to the banking capital of ourechy. In view of this we are willing Wo ignore the political feature of bis visit, for he could devise no more effective pian fer bettering the condition of our peopl He may talk politics as much as he pleases, and visit Georgia as often as his leisure wit admit; we shail always be giaa to see him, go long a# he brings along with tim such substantial contri- butions to our prosperity. Ana, desides, when tha Senator gets five millions’ worth of egga in ons basket we feel very sure that he will return, pra tanto, to his first leve, and prove a frst rate demo- crat, 60 far as Georgia is concerned, A HIDDEN TrREasvRre.—On Tuesday evening las@ List of Americans registered at the offices of Messrs. Robert Thode & Co., American bankers, Dresden, up to November 19;—- James W. Allison, Richmond; Miss Kate Appleton, Boston; ©. J, and Mrs. Bergen, New York; Miss Fannie Carnes, Boston; B, M. Crawford and family, New York; Mrs. M. 8. Eveleth, Boston; Charles F, Heyerman, Detroit; A. J. Higgins, John M. Knee- land, Miss E, M. Schenckberg, Willan G. Web- ater, New York. ‘The city of St. Pauli, Minn., county, In which tt is situated, are to be consolidated und ene government, similar to that of the city and county of New York, there appeared in South Mfrs a stranger who declared to the Inhabliants thereof that a lot of jew- elry, valued at $600, and including two gold wate! was hidden in the La Belle miil, and he desir some one to go with him and getit. He said that chum of his, who ty now rusticating im the Ohi State Mechanical Coliege, had told him that the aforesaid jewelry haw beeu deposited there by hi lor safekeeping after returning irom one of th raids incident to his vocation, The stranger di ¢ to take the koepopallity of harvoring sto! LM entirely upon hherels e company Ditious citle tranger da ted as wilentiv a2 he came.— Wheeling Intel gencer, Dec, 8,