The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1870, Page 8

WASHINGTON. “Basp:nston of New Year's Festivities in Re- spect to the Late Mrs, Belknap, FAURE OF SURRATT 10 LECTURE, fastructions to Customs Collectors. WASHINGTON, Dec, 30, 1870, Respect to the Memory of Mrs. Belknap. ‘The following oMcial notices have been issued in eousequence of vhe demise of Mrs. Belknap, wife of Genera Beiknap, the Secretary of War:— ‘The receptions at the Executive Mansion, which bod eprioroted for the 4d day of January next, will not ihre will be no ngonption-en Monday neat at the residence of apy mem! er of the Cabinet, The Department of state bas informed each Of the foreign ministers tbat there wil) be po reception at Executive Mite Vice Preeidesi has withdrawn tbe notices issued by hun of a New Year's reception at his residence. The funeral of the late Mrs. Belknap will take Place on Sunday afternoon from St. John’s charch, the remaine to be interred in Oak Hill Cemetery. Failure of Joba H. Surrat’’s Attompt to Lec- ture—LInterferesce of the Authorities. ‘The agent of John 8. Surratt visited Washington dast week, forthe purpose of engaging a hall and making the necessary arrangements for the delivery of Surratt’s lecture In this city. Lincoln Hall, the most commodious in Washington, was secured for this (Friday) evening, and the pubite notified to that effect through the newspapers and posters When the announcement @vas made that Lincoln Hall, dedicated, as it was, With religious services, by the Young Men’s Christian Association, and “specially named tm memory of the martyred President, was to be used for the parposes of a lecture by Surratt, who bad been tried as one of the conspirators, & feeling of indignation arose in this com- muntty“upmistakably hostile to the 7esecration of tie Hallin such @ manner. The Board of Managers met ou Saturday morning last, and, 98 Was stased at the time, promptly annalled the engagement. Ap- Pp ieaton was tien made for Uda Fellows Hail, the next in size and convenience, and until to-day, it Was Supposed the lecture Would be delivered at tnat place. It now appears that application bad been made for the use ur masonic Hall, but the preposi- tion was rejected by the party having charge of It, Dissatisfaction was expressed that Odd Hellows’ Hall should be made & convenience of by the Byowea rebel, conspirator and spy, and yester- Gay a meeting of the bullding commities was hela, ana they, too, decided to shat the doors of Odd Fel- jJows’ Hall against him, and sent a note to his mgent in Baltimore to that effect. Surratt apd bis brother- in-law arrived to-day, and finding theinselves lter- ally left eut in tne cold by the refusal of three halis, the Jessee of Carusi’s Hall, formerly the Washington theatre building, and celebrated in former days as the scene of inauguration balis and Gemocratic meetings; was appealed to, and he @greed.that the ball should be heated and lighted ready for the novel purpose at seven o’clock. Posters were put up at short uotice, aud hand- bilis circulated by the thousand, announcing that the lecture would positively take place at Carus!’s Hall at eignt o'clock this evening. Before that hoar pevera] hundred men had proceeded thither, only to find the ¢90rs closed against them, and the party baving charge of the hall standing out in the celd wondering why the agent had not arrived to cceive them. But neither the agent nor the principai were on hand to explain the reason why the Jecture would not be delivered. Mes stood shivering and shaking in front of the building until after eight # clock, when the gas was turned off, and only the Biare of the red hot stoves was Jeft to tumine the Classic precincts ef Caruel’s Hal. The majority of those ready to patronize Sarratt were evidently his friends, bnt probably their number was not much in excess of those whe would have hissed hia traitorous expressions, There was some conversation among @ lew of the outspoken ones, the tenor of their re- Marks being 1n faver of fair play as against mob law; but the city officials were duly aware of the existing fecling against Surratt’s de\vering bis lec- ture in the capital, and had the subject of the peace and good name of Washington under considera- uuon several days since, At first it was deter- mined not to issue Surratt the license it was hecessary he should procure before giving his lec- ture, and i he tusisted on violating the municipal law and attempt to lecture without a license then to arresthim. The matter was discussed at the meet- ing of the Boara of Police Commissioners yesterday, when it was deemed advisable to give Surratt ali the protection he needed, or, rather, if the license was issued, to have a police ferce present sym- cienuy strong to Keep order and arrest any parties who might instigate a disturbance. Mayor Emery, who is a member of the Board, after the aujourn- went of the meeting addressed @ letter to a Catholic clergyman who is known to be personally friendly to Surratt, urging him to dissaude Surratt from at- tempting to lecture in Washington. At the same time’ he also addressed the following to Surratt tomsei. Mayor's Orrice, City HALL, } Wasmineton, Lec. 29, 1870. 3. B. SurRATT:— Sik—It 1s announced 1m -the papers of to-day that ou are to lecture to-morrow evening at Odd Fel- jows’ Hail. Learning from various sources that © your lecturing in Wash- t proposed, and If you iF gartze troubie, I would c! to desist from yoar puintment to lecture. bial 7 ey OPPO. G. EMERY. Ths. and that is the reason why Barratt dia noi brave public opinion to of the crime growing out of the plan for the @bduction of President Lincoln, _ and in which Surrait was, according to hts own confession, © lading conspirator and an ally of the ~President’s assassin. Jt js understood that Surratt reoteggncney outta, where he expects to be uree! ~vith crowded hooses and unlimited ap- plause. Governor me eons Tmpeachment. beep tmierenes {0 4 eigent that certala mem- reof the North Carolin. ogisiatnre represented Mat Governor Holden con. i : acd his conviction of Mopeachment, Governor dens son defends his father aes my Bu ntation, and says the pbs! ny cont fi Case throngh the ablest oon Came retuincd, though e remanent gh efforts are emaent vite ae lawyers from de- ‘ibing Uniform Fees for the Ooasting Trad bas wesued @ circular to col- on reserving uniform fees for the Ware, IM CoMlornity with section ® thirty " BF incre and Livonge act of February 48 17%, and gngder section secone of the General Colleowon act of Mareh 2, 1799, The, Tegulations are aS followst— Frt—Upon the granting of 4 certificate of enrolfMe.s in ndition to the tee of fifty cents prescribed by Jaw, thee ‘should not be charged a tee of forty cents for an enrolmen ‘Dood aga bond ollicially taken. deacons of jcom!—Upon the arrival of a vessel in ecoaetitl trad Wmueddiion to the fee prescribed by law fc ved cert. fied maifeate und granting permits to » ins tw twenty: sfive.cepis per vepne! of leas than hity tons aud ‘cents if over, there should not be exacted an additional charge of a jum, for the Ca need es lal certin- ty conus on ves 3 fe re Arps te no add- of reply cents, or er sum, for the Coliect- "eaalcinl woriticaze 10 ibe out of she masier. | Ourth: J jon to the fee of two here wid nui ke charged a fee of twenty cents, or other sum, for tne Curiegor's odicie! certificate to an oath Of the maa'er. AU prit.the travaportation in coasying vease!s of dutte: dsin k-ubG from one district to apother should ¢ dollage, oF one dolar aad servicgs otber (ban ad- iy she survegor. evel tor foreign port, oer be collected Qurenarged thr fig oF 4, as the cane may bo, fi neat, t.* be performed Cyod the cearen be ‘ee uf te re.and ofty egnte, ae re urged & of ‘hwenty cen war ee certibcate tote oats uf Yse master es tie dey asture of licenee! vessel from one district lo another, 2 ac'ciion to the fee of swenty-lire cent, « ibed Ly aw fey cereitylng maniloats aud gro ating not ve charged 2 tee of tycenty cente, ‘A permit £0 lau the cargo of the weasel. Larceny ac the Treasurers OMe. One of tue colored women ebiployed 45 a measeo- ger i) the Redemption division, United States Treasurce’s OMice, was arrested to-day for larceny of fraetigual curreney to the annount of tity doliara, Some of pie cancelied tity cent notes were offered for redempiion at the ‘Treasurcr’s OMee, When they wore dok¢icd, aud the barty preseuting tem a- red New’ YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, rested by the Treasury watch. .Thiv woman gave her name as Martha Washington, and implicated a woman named Ruth Diggs, the messenger. Both parties were arrested and held for a hearing. The Colored West Puint Cadet Again in ‘Trouble. James W. Smith, the colored cadet at West Point, fs again in trouble, He bas been the cause of no little annoyance to the other students ever since he entered the Academy. All the white cadeis have quietly ignored him, and @ constant appreciation of this fact May have contributed to render him any- thing but amiable, His acquirements before enter- tng the Military Academy showed that he had ability ve that of the ordinary negro, but the pursuit of his studies at West Point has thus far failed to indi- cate any bri/Mancy in him, The curriculum of the Academy is well calculated to test the intellectual powers of any one, Tried according to this standard, be is pronounced by unimpeachabie authority to be rather below the medium abilisy, while it ts represented that the higher branches of mathematics would ungtiestionably bother him. Itis somewhat doubtful, however, whether he will have the opportunity of fuishing his course at the Academy. Twice he has been bronght before mili- tary tribunals, and dmother similar ordeal 1s awalt- ing him. The first was @ court of inquiry, which re- commended that he be tried on a charge ef making false statements; but in deference to his anomalous position, and in order to give him every oppor- tunity, the War Department condoned this, his first offence, in the hope that the lesson would be useful to him. The second was a court martial, before which he was arraigned . for being engaged in an affray and for making false statements. Both courts were organized with a special view to entire impartiality, and were com- posed of oMicers none of whom were stationed at West Point and most ot whom were not graduates of the Academy. On his trial before the general court martial, of which Major General Howard, Chief of the .Freedmen’s Bureau, was president, the as- sistant professor of law and ethics at the Military Acaiemy by request acted as his counsel, and with such good fatth and ability tighe was acquiited on ‘the first charge, and the War Department remitted the sentence on the second. These facts demonstrate that even-handed justice has been accorded him by the authorities at the institution, as well as by the War Department, But jt would seem that his want of ve ity may yet prove the rnin-of him, He was re- centiy reported in the usna! manner for delinquency op drill, He made a written explanation of the awteged offence, and this explanation is represented tw coutain andoubled evidence of what appears to be a chronic weakness of this colored youth—falsift- cation of facts. Upon this charge he is w be again arraigned before a new court martial, which will soon be appointed for the purpose of trying him, Before the third and impending tribupal the case will rest aitogether on its merits. Without doing any wrong to the colored cadet, it is but just to the young gentlemen at the Academy to state that, notwithstanding the natural prejudice against appointing negroes as cadets in that Academy, the other students did not unneces- sarily annoy him, as some suppose they did, but simply quietly ignored him and refused to affiliate with him. Smith was appointed trom Sonth Caro- ina on the recommendation of Mr. Hoge, meimber of Congress from Columpla, and it 1s @ curious incident that in the recent election Hoge was defeated for ress by @ negro. Dewinicans Anxtous for Annexation. | A commercial house in New York writes to a prominent Sonator:— We are advised by our agents, as well ag by our Dominican correspondents, that everytning is peace- fuland quiet, and that the enure community with Wwhoin they wre brought in contact are unanimously 10 favor ol and anxiouslyfawaiting annexation. ‘The trade between that island and New York 1s contin- ually—althongh as yet in a small way—increasing, and by tne last trip of the steamer Tybee there were received ler the first time eighteen hundred cereous of tobacco from Samana, Natiooa! Bank Reports Called for. ‘The United States Treasurer has issued reguiations respecting the semi-annual return and payment of duties by national banking associations, notifying all, under bonds, to make proper returns in accord- ance with the provisions of the laws cited in the olrewlar, Personal. John P. Hale, formerly Minister to Spain, pro- poses to visit Washington next month for the benefit of bis heaith. He is reported te be in a feeble con- dition and will come here for medical advice. A Patent Refused an Ex-Cenfedcrate. The Acting Commissioner of Patents to-day ren- dered an adverse decision in the case of the applica- ton of John B, Read for an extenston of his patent for projectiles. He had worked diligently on his In- vention till 1861, when, on the breaking out of the war, he joined the Confederate service, and under that government took out letters patent, The pro- Jectiles were used largely by the Coufedcrate armies. He has retiled his letters patent in this criy, with an application for an extension, while on-their face is the seal uf the Confederate States attesting the fact above mentioned. Negative repiies to atl applica- tions, without being in the shape of an oiMcial de- cision, were given at various times; but now, as Read inguires as to tne truth of @ report circulated that ne has been refused an extension on account of his services in the confederacy, the Acting Commis- sioner replies, *“rhat ts just the reason exactly.” Introduction of Cattle Disease trom Canada. Information having been received at the Treasury Department that the cattle disease, known as the hoof and mouth disease, which has prevailed to an alarming extent in England, has made its appear- ance in New York, Massachusettc ami Connecticut, and that this disease was imtroduced by cattle com- ing from Canada. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury to- day issued instructions to collectors of customs on the frontier not to allow further entry of cattle or hides of neat cattle unless they were accompanicd by a consular certificate that the importations are free from the disease abovementioned, and that the disease has not and does not prevail in the locality from whence they were transported, _ FIRES. in “Wall Street. At half-past five o’clock yesterday morning fire was discovered in the lower office oF Underhill & Ulshveffer, on the third floor of the four story brick building No. 54 Wall street, caused by a coal fallin from the grate on the floor, causing a loss on stoc! of $200. No imsurance. (ieorge K. -Schieffelin, sate. torney-at-law, and H. Bleaenburg, whe Ra hap offices on the same floor, sustatneéd losses ing to $350. No msurance. The second fi also occupied as Jaw offices and dai by. about $600, No insurance, The® fi pled principatly by vrogers, Was damaged to. the amount ot $200. The building 38 owned by the k. Prone estate and damaged $2,000, on which dues 8 an lusurance of $5,000, was: 4 door, oven Io Thirty-ninth Street. At eleven o’clock yesterday morning a little daughter of John Langin, whie playing ‘with matches in their apartments, on the third floor of the four story brick dwelling house No. 403 West ‘Thirty-niMth street, set fre to the bed, causing a Joss of about $1,000 to dilferent ‘tenants in the house. ‘The building 18 owned by a Mra. MAnouey and damaged $500, Insured for $5,000, ia Clinton Street. At tWeaty mmutes past eight last night a fire oc. curred in the stable at the rear of 113 Clinton atreet, occupied by James Brennan, causing a damage tu the stable of $100, Insured for $1,600 in the Stuy ve- sant Company. A horse belenging to Frederick Riduhof, valued at $600, was burned t Frank Grubam, residing at the anove Wkcpen ey severely burnt about tle head a \° deavoring to extinguish the james. or eae Twenty-two Families Burnéa. Out in Brook- lyn—Destraction of Fieven Dwellings. Eleven two story frame buildings, sitoated on Bergen street, uear Ulico avenue, aud which were occupied by twenty-two poor families, were de. stroyed by tire at haif-past four o'clock yesterday morning, afd the uufor:unate occupants went SHIVERING INTO THE STREBTS. Tho dames spread ao rapidly that these unfortunate people were unable io save any of thelr properiy, and some, lit fact, dit not have enough cicthing 10 rotect them from the coid, Those had no rienés and aid not know where to go huddled around smali fires which Wer@,pullt 10 the svreets tu keep them ‘rom freezing, Their co! too was extreme); disivessiug, as t ey Lad nO insurance on yr furniture. A number Of genilemen who re- sided jn vielualy ie small donalivns to some of TUR UNFORTUNATS ONFS, strangers, Kigut of tho dwellings weye owned by Mr, Jore- and others were taken la and made comfortable by |} miah Buskey, of Twenty-third street, New Tory, ‘who estimates Its loss at $20,000, yperty 1s #ald to be covered by insurance. Two of the build: ay Phenix: Tae M Gon sang. ons f peg owned one. is loes £2,000, for fire ents of a colored mana ange sa Was Sos Fire at Fravkiio, Pa—The Wire Bridge Across the Allegbany Partially Destroyed— Several Persons Kilicd—Others Severely PrrreBura, Dec. 80, 1870, ‘The Marshall House, eltuated at the west end of the wire bridge over the Alleghany river, in Frank- lin, Pa., took fire at eleven o’clock this morning. The flames communicated to the bridge, and the cables, soon becoming red hot, parted from their anchorage, precipitating the bridge structure toto the river. About twenty persons were on the bridge at the time. William Neill, far- mer; Montres. the Saitkoeper,. ‘engaged nis wite daughter, who in removing farniture on toe were focaily injured. and Geo leIntyre, John an Alexander M ney, Mocs Henry and two un- Gilgore, agent.ot | the any V: wey Hall ‘alley Rali- ruad, 18 8u) no be buried ‘tf the ruins, as he The weather was intensely cold and the river ‘B over to the sec ond pier on each side, and tet aifMicuity was expe- rienced in reaching the suffe-ers with skif—s. A boy named Johnson, aged thirteen yeara, jumped from the centre of the bridge and swam ashore through the slusby ice. The bridge was newiy erected, ae a cost of $36,00—and Marsvall House $6,000. No in- surance ov either, Fircs at Chicago and Atkinson, 1). CMICAGO, Dec, 30, 1870. A fire broke out this morning in a long freme block, reaching from 536 to 628 Clark street, and destroying property valued at about $350,000; In- sured for $180,000, ‘There were some forty tenants in the building, Whese losses range froin $100 10 $1,000. ‘rhe nouring mili of Lewis & Co., at Atkinson, with Ue elevator of J. Asbley, Were burned, te Ving & loss of $20,000, 1870---1871. The Old Year Geing Cat ond the New Coming —What the Festival Means. “When next the brazen tongne of clamorous Time” proclaims the midaight hour, the yal 1870, with all its varied experiences, all its memorable events, Its historic memories, its joys and sorrows, its losses and gains, will driff into the trackiess re- gion of the Past, and amid wine and song, peal of bells, and beyond the seas, of cannon, mutual con- gratulations of reunited friends, the latest born of ‘Time—1871—will make his firet bow on the busting stage of this world, But while the old ycar totters to his grave may we not drop the tribute of a tear to his memory, and cast a swift glance back at the stirring scenes of his brief but eventful lie. We speak not of those which are chronicled on histo- ry’s page, but rather of the page in the life history of each and every one. Before TURNING OVER TBE LEAT, ‘one may find ample food for reflection. There is Many a bright spot and many @ dark one on that page; lives that are lighted up by a ray of the heart’s sunshine, and others that are blurred by tears and are clonded by the heart’s shadow. Hands that were clasped in friendship when the now Ola Year was a siniling bave, are cold and dead; eyes that sparkled and threw a sanny glow over the home circle are closed forever; hearts twat beat high with joy and gladness are still, and the vacant chair stands as a stern rem:n¢cr at many a Hreside of the instability of human hopes and projects. Again, even among those whom the Destroyer’s scythe has spared, whet changes in condition and position have occurred. Some, whose last New Year was @ gala fee, WiUD ali the ausieundings that wealth could give are mOW, if Lt Lo.uéless and houseless, helpiess victims in THE PARALYSING GRASP OF POVERTY, and have, perhaps, eXchanged places with those for whom they had a pitying word, a helpmg hand, tweive months ago, Whether they or those whom poverty, year alter year, claims a8 its own, this Is the most'propitious time Jor their claims ‘on aym- pathy and assistance to te heard, Let those who meet around the well provided family table not for- get the bleak, bare garret, where a hungry father and mother gather their shivering children to their sides; let those who make merry music with the Jingle of sieigh-bells as they dash along, with their JuxXurious robes wrapped around them, not pass by with indifference the Jittle wanderers who have ven- tured forth to beg sustenance, perhaps for a sick mother or helpless infant. At no otner period of the year is meck eyed Charity a more Welcome visitor i Uke houses of the poor, and those who Grop @ tear iu the vacant chair should re- member that umely aid to the cherished cluidren of the Babe of Bethiehem—the poor—ialls on the graves of té® lamented ones as the dew of Heaven. But with a fond, lingering farewell to the old year, one must pay his respects to THE LATEST BORN OF FATHER TIME, the young and frisky 1871. The first day of the year has been celebrated for ages past in every part of the world as @ social and rehgious festival. ‘The Romans offered sacrifices to Janus, walked down THE ANTIQUE BROADWAY in festive garments, greesed each other with uncom- mon kindness, and exchanged New Year's guts, which they called strena, These were generally made up of gilt dates, figs, honey cakes and copper coins, having on. one kide the double beaded Janus and on the olhera ship. The latter embiem was, probably, because undue indulgence in Faterman wine made these NOBLE ROMANS HALF SEAS OVER. The Emperors, down to Claudius, kept up the good old custom, The Saturnalia, a sort of classi- cal free and easy, also ovcarred about this time. The early Christians fought bitterly against the heathenish celebration of New Yeur’s, and 01 of their scribes thus holds forth on the subject:—“The whole Catholicke Church appointed a seiemn pub- like faste upon this New Yeare’s day, to bewall those heathenish enterindes, sports, and jewd, idolatrous practi which had Leen used on it; prohibiting all Christiana, under pain of excommunication, from observing the calends on drst of January (which wee now cail New Yeare's day), as holy, and from sending abroad New Yeare’s gifts. it being a mere relique of Paganisinc, derived from the heathene Romans’ feast of two-faced Janus, and a practice so execrable unto Christtans that not only the whole Catholicke Churehe, buy even the four famouse councils, have positively prohibited the solemnization of New Yeare’s Day.’” Now, thank Heaven, tiere are no heathens but “the heathen Chinee,” and no douvie-facec Janses, except St, Sabine and us ges) and ‘New Year's gifts’ are entirely in order, he Jews had a mutliitade of ceremonies to welcome fi tne New Year, and the Druids distributed branches of [LIME SACRED MISTLUTOE AMONG THE PEOPLE. Epgiand, in the days of the Tudors, it was the feat tivai Of festivals, and some of the precious males 1¢ ‘Who riled that tght litte is'and, i » Queen Bess, replenished their wa Bee trom the myoluutary contributions «Among BS OF THE CONTRIBUTORS ety Spiritual and ral, the office: the wer yea is of the roya old “down-to'the and washer, sergeant of tie: Mapecmuanneor ot Rane seeped dustman* i ot guardian of the royal -k The Ger exchauge Khine wine nae hi cheese, the French bonbons, the Milesians and shilleiabs, the Puritags nasal. prayers and “ye na- lives or New Jersye” apple cider. 80 it goes. In our quaint ofd Duich town our forefather Knicker- Kefs visited each other, pipe im mouth: and schnapps in nand. We «do the same, substioting cigar » and chamwpagae and 8, O. P. for schaal The oniy trouble this year is in the double. celebration, Sunday and Some m: commenee their labyrinthine Meanderings :n searc! of their friends to-day, and we shudder at the pros- pect for them on Monday. One can imagine the number of virtuous resolntions and accessiens (very temporary, however) made to the T. A. B, ranks ob Taesday. THE ‘WEATHER. The Coldest oth of December Morning in Ten Years= Moderate Temperature in the Eventhg and an Old Fashioned Snow Storm. The old year seems unwilling to abdicate without some demonstration of the kingly power it yet wields. Yesterday morning it astonished our people with colder weather than has been here on any corresponding day for the past ten years, At seven A. M, the thermometer was at nine degrees above zero. in fact, om but two days in December since 1860 has the mercury fallen below this point. The first Wax on December 21, 1856, when the thermometer Tegiwverod Laur degrees above zero; and the second tie currespondtug day In 1362, when the thermome- ter Wan eligi degrees avove zero, The coldest day cf last December was the 7th, and the thermumeter thea only got-ao low as stxteen degrees above ro. The folowing us shows Ube state of the temp ture at 7 A, 1480; a on each 30th of September since Degreet. aes Degrees, 19 Poveuaaieys ive hy Oy consort “Yesterday” ine rrr ——te ian growing colder, moderated. At ae cont, marked thirty-one de- five if wi thee the tis moderated aga good old-fashi ed BLOW nom Saar aah od iating on Soe oes Sag canes a yester- day m! opera op anc course rreapond! vi overs of the skatorial art. Last evening, owing to show, some of Aye cara put on double ‘ane ana the réeult was no impediment to travel, INDIAN FRAUDS. A Herald Reporter Has an Interview with Wil- Nam Welsh, of Philadelphia—Shameful Frauds on Poor “Lo’—Immediate Steps to bo Taken to Abolish the “Political Bys- tem” of Indian Appointments— The Herald Complimented. Paraperrars, Dec. 30, 1870. ‘he representative os the HERALD in this city called on Mr, Welsh at his residence this morniilg to get some additional facts in connection with the stu- pecdons frands recently brought to ght iu his (Mr. ‘Welsh’s) department. Mr, Wish returned from the scene of his labors about four weeks since, since which time he has been very busy in perfecting re- ports and “laying the wires” for an exposition of the manner in which Indian affairs have been car. ried on for many years past. Your correspondent found Mr. W. immersed iu a pile Of reports, just completed, which he wes busy wrdpping and for wardiog to their respective destinations, On announcing my business Mr. Welsh remarked, “{ have in mind a very quick piece of work doue by the HeRALp Burean in Washington, I went tothe Washington Chronicle oMce in compuuy .with a a friend, and gave them acopy of wy report. From there I went to the HERALD Bureau and gave them acopy also. Next morning the HERALD had the whole thing published. .I merely mention It, sir 4s a specimen of that enterprise that has been so in- fuential in giving the HERALD We leading position it now enjoys.”” REPORTER—I have called, sir, 1 procure some additional pomts in the lidian frand expose; some- thing that does not come strickly within the limits of your official report, yet would he of general in- terest, as showing how the affairs of the Indian Bureau are beingg conducted by the agents of the government. Mr, WELSH—This 18 a question that requires a good deal of overhauling. The frauds have un- doubiedly been in practice ever since the Indian Bureau has been im existence, and agents have been appointed through political infinence. There is much to be done yet before the affairs of We bureau will be couducted with honesty and justice to the indlans; but ] Giink we have at last made a right beginuing. You are aware that Iadian agents have always been appointed by the Governors of Territo- ries, It was acondition ef affairs that was mest certainly pernicious. Like ali political appointments, the recipients get them simply to make a fortune. The term of office lasis four years and the salary 1s $1,500 per year; yet every Indian agent has made a fortune. How did he make this fortune? There 18 but one construction. 1 wiil give you a case in point:—A whole tribe of Chippewa Indians were re- quired by the agent to waik 200 miles and back to get thelr annuity of three dollars end a half each, when tie law requires the agent to pay the annw- ties to the Indians op the — reservation For the sake of saving travelling ex- penses this model agent required those ignorant aborigines to walk four hundred miles, And this same man left a business paying him $3,000 per year and paid money to heip elect the Senator that appotnted bim agent at a salary of $1,500 per year, There’s patriousm with a ven- geance! And yet this manis but au exawple of the whole—not an exception, REPORTER—Can you give me the man’s name? Mr, WELSH—! Can; but he begged and pleaded 80. hard when | got it on Dim that rather than have his name published—for they have all comuitted fraud— 1 will say nothing further of him. ReroRTER—W hat was the condition of affairs on the Missouri river? Mr. WELSH—Bad, bad. I fonnd Indian agents and empleyés at the Crow Creek Agency, Dakota Territory, livmg in open concubiuage with Indian squaws. The agent at that place—an officer in the army—was living With two squaws. A settlement just outside the stockade, set apart for squaws, Was calied FORNIVATION AVENCE, from the fact that every employe, agent and all, was living with these squaws. RePrortea—Thai is surely not the stare of affairs al present? Mr. WELSH—No; no, Indeed. That thing has been stopped; a new agent has been appointed. The “Squaw M2 hn,” as the former (military) agent ..as known, together with ali otners Known to have jived with squaws, have been driven trom the reservation, aud | left orders with the present agent that all men, elther in the employ of the government or civilians, found living with squaws wust either marry, them or leave the reservation, and the order will be enforced. REPORTER—Are Not the traders just as bad as the agents? Mr. WELSH—Yes; some of them are worse. Not long since some or them came into one of the agen- cles to sell some cattle. They first got the agent Tull of whiskey and champagne mixed, and then trotted out the cattle; they drove them around and over a contiguous hilt three different times, and the agout was Induced to give por eae for just three umes as many head of cat as were actually brought in. {asked one of these traders what his profits were; he replied, “About 133 per cent.” I Uought that a very fair profit. tks ORTER—What is Red Cloud doing with him- self Mi WersH—Red Cloud, Spotted Tall, and all the Sioux and Ponca Jndians at Devil's Lake and Lake Traverse are under control of the Missionary De- parunent of the Episcopa) Church. The agents, un- der the new plan we have adopted, are nominated by the Episcopal Missionary Society, and President Graut appoints. The Senate will confirm «ll ap- pomtments made in this manner. I would like to call your attention to the following parag:aph from a letter from Robert Campbell to the Commissioner of Indian Affars. Mr. Campbell and Mr. Bruno payee enuy returned from a conference with Red jou Red Cloud told us that if any traders came emong bis braves other than those named by him (Red Cloud) he would take their goods and send them out of the coantry. Now, unless the hall-civilied Indians under Spotted Tat! and the still less ctvilhvzed tribes under Red Cloud are treated well, the barbarous and un- civilized tribes of Sioux aid Umpquas in the North, five thousand ip number, Will render the construc- tion of the NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD a matier almost of tmpossibility, They will inter- Pose the most serious ovsiacles aud will murder the workmen by the juncred. The consequence will be that the government will be required to go to war with urem, and such & war would cost from FIFTY 10 ONE KUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS. As to fighting them, our soldiers are no match for them whatever. There ix but one time unat we can get the best of them, and that ts in winter, by cap- turing their women and children. Shey will then come to terms, and that is tie only thing that will bring them around, INDIANS ON THE MISSOURI laugh at our intantry. They say a mounted mim “heap ruo fast,’’ but “walk soldier get sick.’ They are not very well saustied with the manner tn which they have not been getting their provisions of late years, “THE GREAT FATHER at Washington sends up a bout full of provisions for lijun. A company of imers come along, to moart () it; Dat beiore Injun get it solter eat it al) and then go back for more.” Mine following LELTER FROM SPOTTED TAIL to Mr. William Welsh will show the desires of the Indians in his tribe. Spotted Tail has, for some time past, been the fast triend of tue whites. Every dodian on the Plams could be won over—not to civilization, perhaps, but could be made the friends rather than the enemy of gvuvernment—if the a and traders did not almost invariably faii to ben their promises. Many outrages have made tie indian suspicious and savage; 118 bul human nature to retort in kind:— ~ Wuerstons, D. T., Nov. 1, 1870) TO MR. Winitam Weisn — MY FRIEND—I wish you to send us a missionary, as T find out it will be for the. goo! of my people, and my whitd ria Hons bere recommended. it, nly 10 wintel ‘on the Whine river. We wish to remove as cariy in the “pring as posaibie to our fi Feservation on the White ver, near the mouth of the White Earth. We wi white relatious and our reeds to accompany us. Ib8% country abounding in Timber, as ‘and the soil is good. cove our goods end ratious sent to Fort Laramie, our balf-breeds and white re Teasonadle for freighting for i we will earn money and learn bad men “ee nt ta hinking Todians and make ads of the, wien, When we wawieo you would le: our pOople, oF ‘aio nut to the Tay’ ‘ubiican ky pik k flioweu! tu trac umeng cur peop... ee we" years 18 a sto Keep oil bad wates aud. whiskey froin ty whiekoy fa deash, Lin -FSKA 1870. ; : METECROLOGICAL RECOMD. #riday, ‘Dec. 30-11:35 P. M. WAB DEPARTMENT, } SIGNAL SBRvICB, UNITED STATES ARMY, o> Rad fo wang “3 w al W as. lV a Ww. 82|N WwW. 40) W. 4] — 41|_W. 43}R, W. 37] &. "| Brisk, Light rain. 86) W. jGent'e. <> [ight rain, BI 8.” |Gentie. Cloudy. S| — |Calm. Clear. 1, 19 lear, W.| Brisk. Cloudy. * 3 yery, brik piesee lg 8. W. Rory prion, Light rain, ils. E.| Brisk. bloudy. 3/8. Ei|Very gentie, |Snow’” : Laas corrected for elevation and tempera. a SHIPPING NEWS. Almanac fer New York—Tiis Day. . 724 | Moon sets..morn 1 30 . 442 High water.morn 3 9 OCEAN STEAMERS, DATE OF DEPARTURES FROM NEW YORK FOR THB MONTHS OF DECEMBER AND JANUARY, Sun rises. . Sun sets,.. “0! City of Brussels. \Jan Any iin, Jan ian or Wissetsio. AliMe Fitede Park PORT, OF NEW YORK, DECENSER 30, 1870, CuBARED, — 2 Albemarle, Blackwoo:, Norfolk--Old Dominion 3 mute Votunteer, Jones, Philadelphia—Lorillard Steam- a Co. ship Raine, Jordan, London Bark Rusoer Nori, Pegersen, —Funch, aye & C ik Scie Joun L Abbott. ca ‘M A Coombs, Coombs, Barbacos—Dan! Trowbridge & ibebr Volunteer, Burgess, Halifax-Crapdail, Bertaux & innell, Mintarn & Co. ‘ork or Falmouth for orders Meyer, Bremen. 1" M Filly Hatch, Sisal and Camy ‘febr Oliver Jamesop, Jameson, New Orleans—N. H Brig- ‘Schr Ann & Susan, Henderson, Mobile—E D Horlbut & Co. Sebr W C Heo, Chester, Savantiad-—kvany, Ball & Co. Sear BN Hawking Wyatt, Charleston it, Ball & Co. r James Pui Rockwell, Milam) River aod Malifas -Vap Brunt 4 jean. Schr A C Lyon, *Lvon, Ba!timore—Baker & Dayton; Steamer J W Garrett, McLaughlin, Balumore. ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THE HERALD S1RAM YACHTS, Steamship Goloralo Br), Freeman, Liverpool Dee 14. via ueenstown 16th, with mdse and 109 passengers, to Williams Guson. Bad a fearfully stormy aving encoun. tered a f gale every day, attended with a violent iH #eA, und at tines heavy rain and snow ators 9S) PMS Re 2 bs lon C2. 30, showed Light elas, steamer bolind E, but received no reply Steamship Gulf Stream, Metrecry: ae Dec 22, with mde and yers, to CH Mailory & Co. Steamship Jas Adver, Lock wood, Grarleston, with mdse and passengers, to Henry R Morgan & Co. mites north of Hatteras, passed steamship Ciyde bith, 7:90 AM, weamehip Georgia, hence for Charenton, bemarie, Biackwood, Richmond, City Pont and Nort Norfolk, with mdse aud passengers, to the Ol! Dominion mst Stoamskip Saratoga, Couch, City Point. and Norfolk, with mdse and passengers, to the (1d Dominion Steamsbin C0. Bark, Argean (01 Providence), Lindsey, Cette 6 Wine, Ac, to James Hvanry. Has bcen Jb dary W 0 fon Wisvontiant, westerly “galees” Deo Bay Int M80, ton Th 10. passed throngh a number of boxes of petroleum, marked on one end in back, “Gag Light Ol, Patent, Screw Tip Can,” and on the otber'end, in red and’ blue, “Oriental Sunil Oil,” with some other marks, which were partly Stalterated. Scnr Moses B Bramhall, ‘Stont, Savanuah 7 days, wit Jumber, to Evans, Ball & Co. Passed Through Hell Gate. BOUND SOUTH. Brig Reporter, Coombs, Calais for New York, with lumber toG iman~ 1 0 esse Schr Georgetia ‘new, 141 tous), Lord, Elsworth for New York, with lumber to ord Bangor for Newark, with Behr Light Hout: Wood, KecWiand for New York. | Sebr Hattie Paige, Haiey, Boston for Philadelphia. Schr garab A Hummond, Westgate, Providence for New ork. Schr Addie P Avery, Ry Haven for Baltimore. Schr Jenvie Rosaline, Tooker, New Haven for New York, Schr Young Teaver, #locum, New Haven for New York, BOUND East. Schr Sunnyside, Sacket, Richmond for New Haven. 0 Nickerson, Phijadelphia ‘before reported ‘Was towed to o Hcidgeport to iacharge cargo. ‘Schr Daniel Williams, Mila, Philadelphia for Boston, nnter, Crane, fonth Amboy for Somerset. Schr New Regulus, Hatlett, Port Johneon for New Haven, Sehr John Lancaster, Williams, Elizabethport for Provi- “Bear Josephine, Phinney, Elizabet for Providence, a= George F Brown, Gedney, Elizabethport for Provi- “Behr Lady Antrim, Caster, Eisabethpurt for New Haven, Sebr C'S Hazard, Ulan Eulzabethport for Bria or odgdon, bethport for Psaridge- BA Edward Linsley, Poche G Downing, Hutehinson, Weehawken for Roslyn, Schr Anna E Buker, reuce, Hoboken for Greenport. Sehr Anson Brown, Mills, Hoboken tor Bridgeport, Schr CP Soultia, Young, Hoboken for Bridgeport, Schr Mail, Holmes, New York for Greenwich. Schr Phil Bheridan, Hnrphy, New York for Fall River. Sebr G W Parneil, Pru. /owt, New York for Stamford. Schz Evelyn, Burger, New York tor Stamf Schr Sarah Gage, Brown, New York for New Schr Celeste, Smith, ‘New York for Mantington, Schr tion Bogers, Dickinson, New York for New Hay Scbr Ida Hudson, Greeiey, New York for Boston, Schr Stephen Waterman, Chase, New York for New Bed- ford, Behr Henry Gibbs, Chase, New York for New Bedford, Salted trom Flushing Bay :— Schr Angle Predmore, Predmore, Virginia for Fairhaven Schr Jos Nickerson, Nickerson, Baltimore for ant Schr Helen, Perry, Unlladelphia for New Bedford, Scbr Pearl, Smit bethport for Portland. Schr HE Welt Vern Siizabethport for Porte Schr Clara Post Filzabethport for Porichoster. array, New York for Comne ger ndon. iver. Schr Senator, Crawford, New York for Boston. BELOW. Bark Mary E Packer (of Myatic), Hollow: with nitrate of sodayted D Fish & Co (by- tian Bergh, No 16). SAILED. The follow! verae's are anchor ward bound:—Ship Suabpore, for Lt for Leghorn ; Jomn Grif n, for Hat do; John Shay, for Richmond, Va, ‘Wind at sunset 8, fresh, ae Shipping Pier No 2 Bast river is in ruvity The Battery wall in betug rapidly are daily engaged uport, a4 sory that the “Department of the general government by it and the mainland. f The “sharp freezing’? their promise to gap between past jeventy-two hours has produced a cons p the lower ferries of the city, particularly thoge 80 Ie}and and South Brooklyn. Yesterday thé “night tee” accumiuinted for the first time this woason on ihe ebb tir of. ing, and that to such an extent that 166m! the ing there excessively and remained in th. ® Then it made ite way up the oy he typer ferries a toretaste of what 1s ‘ie weer months to come, Js, of Ynenos Ayres, Captain Jarman, ‘port Thursday night, is the pioneer ves- rom Wondon direct. This vessel, with her’ iva City of Rio Janeiro, City of Bussels, menths stnce were plying be- > ociro and other South American. of the dulness of the trade in the latter wn to form anew fine to this port. The [;Buends Ayres upon her retin to London will un- ‘dergd extenatve repairs in machinery and revisit here as hoon as possible. The three steamships yet to come are now in the hands of their original bullderd for repairs to engines and Dollers and such other modifications as the trade to New York bas suggested, Marine Disasters. Bark BenePactnrs 6, Eldred, for New Work te, been Yotally wi erew were ali sa opera Mate FE Rowtann, from Rio Janeiro for Baltf- Bet ny into Charleston Sith inst iddistress, o: what nature Yokohema Sept 9 ed near the Cape of Buto ALv amano (Br), Captain Hiley, from Windaor, Ni went asbore xt Oriokas. "Cay i ‘on ‘Thuraday, 2800; ‘a Barrett, the mate, was Jost, but She ‘Others of the crew were ved, pele REKCUE (of Gouldsboro), Blibker, in beating up the river at Millbridy Me, bi pes ee iorther of the loth, red away toth usta. as suki the follw day io F Sawyer, of ioe Se Soan Cos, HidGine (of Brewer, t's lumber loaded a disabled, wae lowed into Poruamou'hy Wit, sth ab Inet by 2 tug Forstve. She apruug ase oul was forced te cua she lay fuse ova day, but heReCcunt of (sO-bIEl wey runbing, 2 VEO vor on Wagon y morning, snd Every Leach. Ak--Bysior, Ree 20- 180600) oe best Ofer ave crated oD ahe now ) unknown lumber la Fon, went APMuTe yEstere etm in Yarmouth Bi, River. AN bas tare om, ena fo ‘Mtarcthaneons. Prem Sith. 3 Filia: denst” uary has beep fecelt WOR emabiivno’ | 1887 under the approval of the, New York Boarder ticw writers, and the government of Pern adopted thats’) rr, the chartering of vessela for guand cargoes Ti oui: some two hundred vessels, foreign and domestie, 1 ie will | worthy of ia ierer | it receives from sb! era, terers and under forthe impartial q qualities of abipping., Begister and Supple: fasued only from 38 beer ee etry ment of Surveys, . wk George 8 Hunt, Co arrived at Wilmiby'o onthe trom Matanzas. ft Captain Cray, the pwher, taken an ber there to be ore Tourdil of | heres as arr! red at that bart th fo UpRore, a ahs pene gd idence Mofnlng Herald, Dee Whatemon. Arrived at Fayal Nov Btall Mouiton. New Boi with 70 bols ep Bite ae sors bos bal ‘ue brig Asia D Sila taken {0 Proyloge ~, ® Bar Literpool t Kew wou De iin, Dea br tat At aa eee ase ‘i ia S Jerse Leone, Not 18) at 12 Ne lon nape vftrelam Ports, CrRNFDRGOR, Doo 19—Arri Af Jennie. (Br) ales | peony and A Rte 2 a Des 29-— “Asrived ‘Vreviousy bite Jobs: Wenie ire. ‘Pal Nov 28—Arrived, brig Camilli Morgh:, Nan's# ¥ tosall Dee 15. Co neh a aa thas, New York for LANL Dec 1-Arrived, bark Wiid Poni,» A American Ports. 29—Arrived, scb: $ Feaught o, bos va aI avetore Maver Serie Walia hoe sont 0 Bal re NGiearen Ban” » Jones, ‘Printdan Late (Br A vel, steal oC el} Howes, boii ha ws New iit ce ; pokes Marston, CHAR |, Dec 80—Arrived,, Rowiand, ny rah jaitimore. Oat Br), tonite eV, ax (Br EF Dunbar, Bucksviie, SC; schr Mary” VIDARITR, Dec 20—Amved, songs Laura nis, Boston} oe pelart, do; aay L New York = Cora Ei inocar te PNviins. —Arrived, scbrs LS Davia, (auch, » igo P Tra Tat a a Del. if Bis Ne E, Dec 80— Passed, schr } 0: alhimare for New York. jed—Bri = ne, — Rio for Eetiode sh’ w. aeVESION, D 29--Sailled, steamship ie, {MOBI Dee 23-Cienced, bark queen (Nor), Wsyein iverpool, UOfatrer aa, | Boole (Br). Rena Liverpool. * j— Arr LAzzie Lee Se eee ee wis Baton, Patterson, Froviden:. Prescott, Freeman. Poriland. | a. qt Or agra Alexandra (Dan), 8 © 0... | Br), Bar! OnE Dec %—Arrived, schrs Av BOE aioe ichard Del. and rae ariel he cmon Hon Bee for powon Mh F weetrnod--Schr Jesee Hart 2, ten, pie Boo nm Bri; ‘onvert,Allen, from Pensaco!: nator ps Srastwir vio re American le, AW sea Ain ‘Kelly, Providence for Bulttmore; Crowell, to for New York; a Star, A\ ‘Virgh 8 Daj fountain, 10 Ji a ft i aa andy, San sett Pler for do; Mau ke. x Rapimorss J Guroe: ry Pes _ rorided fo mi yi aries Hockland for New Yorks Sarai J Gar Provi 7. Go nee for do; § Gen tor do. Fai i Redo ae Smith, poaue, Harwich fot do; widenve Huth aon KE Bw a 81 for Phi adel) ask roomie E AM No arriv NEW BAVEN, eared, ce Risin oe Deo ‘4 (mot 19)—Arrived, sip Yr (Bi Catharine, New Oricans and’ Hi . Frith oer Wm Welsh, fave ai re de iby, enred-ateemmalip’ A Achilles, Colburn,New 01! Hewthorn, Wiliams, Hamburg; ice o> « Jomon; brig Mery (Br), Hoghes Lew: Ny Bee 30, ‘AM Noth von ed pega cary bicw from NW! two inches of snow last 1, ! Ford tes of the buoy'on the Shears; ct Velo of Breakwate achrs under { 4:30 TM Tuteermasiod steamer Sainte iy tn one scar from above came in harbor. No chat: reported this morning. Wind NW, moderating, : ren eee Se Ry by BA foe ip Moravian, Brown, 1. rrived, steams: ig Bark 8.4 Dudman, Rogers, Savsn) SHSMRISMOUTH, Dee 28—Arrived, schra Hiaws ths, U4 0, Davis, Eligabethport; 800% Sua Norton, New Yor ROW DENCE, D bes Below, scbr LT ii aman, rom Hobo He ry Hobart, Benton, Mobile, yhnson, Messick, for Semaore, Paitadelshia; ie yaobr t bt, Bher ports Binnoxso Point | Among oa oe d f tee to-d ocees “i st “4 if }oe rmi eM tO ocine © “i cleat Serge “Arrivedsschr Israel Bt ow. 3: lny an scbre Charlie & Willie, Knowlton, and Thor Bix, Lurvey, New York ; 24th, RS. 8 Hodgdon, 40; 83th, La ia, Winiien, a ‘26th, Gew, Thomas, ani RANCISCO, Eee 21—Arrived, barks: '» % o Janeiro; 220, Nuovo Brignardello (si), jles. Manzani Louisa Simpson, Sa mehip Mentéina, from Panam: hip tival Agthur re with ith wheat, fo ‘“—Cleared, id SN Barcel jatanzas ; so apmeipag id i Robert Caldwell, Mel to load Bi a Fay achr “Wave, from Indian River, bry i nips Magnet, Pip deabeck sob Da. d—Sigamship Herman, Livingston, for ator Baltimore: Snip Memnoa, for I aauit, Dec 27—Arrive Sas nieyone, “Davis, Padelphin. Klizabethport. IRSET, Dec 28—Arrived, schr Niantic, Sit), 1 del) inot GTON, NO, Dec %——Arrived, brig Morar Both, ‘tennant Bi Cid, Rickernon, < a re EB 'B Wheaton, Atk! John Charleston ; Jos Oakes, ‘Oakes, Fe ‘Wm P Clyde, Sturgis, New York; Matanzas (or repal i leared 86th, schr H Curtis, Curti aria Geo Havana. T COS’ For Hoi! ihe Presents and Housekeeping Purposes, votil Januar The entire stock of the undersigned, c est selections in Silver Pinted utlery, ( dlls and House Furnishing Goods of all ‘kinds, China and Glassware. Brouze ieee and Ornaments of #) kind: Carriages, pen Club Skates and a bust of and pesatitut icles, ‘The whole to be sold withont reserve, at an Immense Reduction in price, which is marked in plain agate ou each asa Great Central Housekee: corner Bighttt street, ‘Third an pA Ny 4 DIVORCES HOALLE OBT AINE dGbtaisek avion Tres. Alsotepamaeninene (07 ana nts DAF Cr © men tp KING, Sottosehor at Ligne Ba iron? BSOLUTE DIVORCES mew ee caret 1 “flatly Tamas unui die a aye ai ots . HOUBB, Attvruey, i pe and | pees ‘avenues iY WHAT powash ae”) Sir, by what power do you accomplish #. Gud oF sons talog Tdo know rcem, oF paralyzed Mud I feci th. DP I. PF. P, THORPE, $6 West Twent) JREAUTIFU! DEMGNSIN GENUINE JB! HME of every Pais ise Jor boltdar \) nagar, 687 | YORNOLLY'S AMERICAN LAVA WARh, Firat premiurg awarded-al Ameri.an Thatiivre ©) Cuspa loves. The cheapest aad parlor epwoun ever bare 7a bere Op carpets fro: . Sola i aa rs the sbravelyat cia ore Te only at tne mavacautory, 218 Pear ace CURLS, $2.—BUT FROM TH wenufactarer at wholesale pricey. be oy Nose i= Bu; Bwiiele 4 HET Ortud street, betwoen Bowery and Varyaue tile out. Jt will pay. bso seme Cres CURED, 60 CENTS a Ac., cured by Dr. RIC! treet, i 242 ‘Potton a er GLASSES AND SPECTACLES TO (te Vi and muprove the hi Ope fat. Glasseay SEM MONS, Gye G8 Bra