The New York Herald Newspaper, January 10, 1871, Page 5

FLA BR sate co enveree, newover, thet Mv. Metter bes rhished the first tastauce in the history of the erninent of @ Minister relusing hts rei 100 When rt had been requested by the President from om he received his Ageia t, Moreover, Mr. fou v must be aware that the government, to rid itself of a Minister, can tind other means of obtain. r m0 or enigrcmng vacancy an wo ‘Ofive thas Ut & WTS request, When Mr, Motley, reierring tO iny despatch of June 2s, 1869 (qnoted by hin ag ot June 29), save it contains “the ouly exceptions taken by you jé) to aby expression of miue (hix) during the ‘Whole course Of iny tits) mission,” he has probably forgottun th: despatcn No, 75, of October’1}, 1869, In which, alter referring to my not having been aware that his statement of his cenversauion with Lord Clarendon, on the eth of June, had beea submitted to his Lordship for ver ncatiou, he was told that “as without explanation his Loraship may nata- rally be surprised at finding sume of the views purporiing w come Jrom the Pre ident, which are ‘eontatned in the W.itten paper submitted by you in June last, inconsistent with the ttews omatied in the paper dated the 2th af September last, whica you were Instructed to real to him must aak You to expluin to him that your presentation and treatment of the subject discissed at that interview were in part disapproved by me in my communication of be 23th of June last.” ‘The requ rement upon a Minister to slate to the gov- ernmeut to which he Is accredited that a presenta on made by him as to the views o: the Powe. which é represented was inaccurate aad is disapproved 384 hard one, but its necessity in this case was un- mustakavie. In his execution of this require- ment Mr. Motley only partiaily sppreciaied er only partially presentel to Lord Cluren- jon the excepiions taken to his part in this interview cf the ivth of June. It was thought pest, however, to pass the Maiter over, tor Teasens the gencral nature of wich has been 1, He now treats this serious, [ al, departure from his instruc. lent,” und designates a3 jadion in the verbal fevdering of 4 single paragrapa in a long despatch ‘What had been, in tact, an eatire misrepresentauion both of the tone, temper and object o: bis insiruc- tions und an important docirine uf public law, Mr. Motiey seeks to justity bis presentation (in june), a8 the views of the President, of that which @ Was not then authorized to preseui, by reierence to the statement and presentation contained in bis Subsequent iustrucuions of 26th of September, There are wide uifferences and broad distinctiens between those instructions aud Mr. Motley's paper of the 20th of June, altneuzgh he states Inadiity§ to discover the —_incoasist- but even supposing them to be identical, the Minister 18 answeravle woo presum’s to Qnticipate (he authority Oo. Lis goverument in the Preseatation of Its wishes or opiiions. It remains only to,notice Mr. Motiey's adoption of @ramor Wileh had its origia iu uhis cily in & source bitteily, personally and vindictively hostile to the President. Mr. Motley says it has been rumored shat he was “removed from the post of Minister to England” on account of the opposition made by an “eminent Senator who honors me (ium) with his tmeudship to t st. Domingo treaty.”’ Men are apt vo attribute the causes of tueir own sailures or their owa mis ortunes to others than themscives, and to claim association or seek a part- ership with real or imaginary greatness with which to divide .heir sorrows or their mistakes, There can be no question as to the identity of the “eminent Senator at whose door Mr. Motley 13 Willing to suspend the cause of his remevai, but he Ys enureiy mistaken mM seeking a& Vicarious leave of hus loss 1d conudence and favor, and it 1s unworthy i Mr. Mouey’s real merit and ability and an injus- ve to the Veneravié Senator alluded to, to whese iniluence and urgency te was originally Andebted for his nominaiion, to attribute tw kim any share in tie cause of his removal, Air. Motley must kuow, or he does not know it he is ignorance of the fact that may Posed tue St. Domingo treaty opealy, Bod with as much e:llcieacy as di Muguished Senator to whom he _ refers, and have, o rineless, contnued to enjoy tac undiminished contidence and the iriendship of tae Presiuent, than) whom no man living is more tolerant of hovest and maniy diiterences of opinion, is more singie or’ sincere in bis desire for the public weliare, 1s more disin- terested ur regardiess of what concerns hiinself, is fore trank and confiding tn his own dealings, 18 More seusitive to a betrayal of confidence, or would look wiih wore scorn xud contempt upon one who uses the words and the assurances of irtendsnip to cover @ secret aud determined purpose of hostility. The Presidept has not withheld bis confidence or resect, nor has he withdrawn his friendsiip from ny Senator for the reasou of such Senator's differ- ence With him on the question of St. Domingo, or apy other sub) on a question of pul policy, To aflect to give credit to the suggestion that he nas done so, or tnat he would visit upon a third party fesentiments caused by real or imagtoed indignation against another, 18 unworthy of Sir, Motley, aud will douotiess be regretted by him when tho moment of thou, htless excitement which betrayed him into the utterance has passed way. in cone usion, Mr. Motley cojlates the dates ef the rejection of the St. Domingo treaty, the sorh of June, and tuat of my letter requesting bis resigna- tion, the ist of July, which be “places oa record” 3 a “nistorical fact.” ‘Yo some minas post hoe propter hoc 1s conclusive of cause and efiect. There 1s a tradition in England tieved by many that the Godwin Sands owed Sheir appearance to the fail of a certata steepie in the preceding year. ‘The coincidence whch Mr. Moiley stamps as @ historical fact is not the only or the Wot remarkavle Ove whieh as been the subject of history, Jt unds its parallel in that recorded by another {ilustrious author, who tells of two old Who, “tracing thiogs back from effects to naturally reverted to their deceased hus- bands, respecting Whose lives, deaths and burials they compared notes and discovered sundry circum. stances that tallied wita wonderful exactness, such &:—Barbara’s tater having been exachy four years and ten moucns oder tian }1t's father, and one of them having diea on @ Wed:.esday and the o her on @ Thurraay, and both of thein having been of a very fine make and remarkably good looaing, wita otner extraordinary coincidences.” How Mr. Motiey, who in his paper on the “end of tis mission” Genies having ever expressed any opinion on the subject of the St. Domingo treaty, seeks fo connect Ms recall with the almost convem- Pporancous rejection of tat treaty, except by somé | Aiteod of reasoning similar to ibat which occupied e heads of the two worthy old women or by placing himseir under the sheitering wings of tne eminent Senator referred to, tt is diimcult to see. It were useless to attempt to refate such logic. But Mr, Moticy and the world knew that the nostiliiy and opposition of the Senator in question to the St. Domingo treaty bad accom- plished ail thas they could accompiish toward its rejectiun many months before he was invited to re- sign, The treaty was admitted two be practigally dead, aud was waiting only the formal action of the Senate for weeks and mouuls before the Mecease of he tliustrious s:atesinan ol Great Britatf, This event, which took place ou the 27th of June, determined the time ior invitiog Mr. Motley to make place fer a successor, WUO might be entrusted with the nego- fiavions in case a disposition should be shown on the art of the successor of Lord Clarendon to enter the ascassion and adjustment of the Alabama claims. Law, sir, your obedient servant, HAMILTON FISH. V.NIA COAL BUSINESS. {From the Philadelpbia Ledger, Jan. 9.) ‘We have not @ full detauled report of the coal pro- duction for the coal year of 187, but may state here that the anthracite production will be some 16,000,600 tons, a little less, perhaps—an mcrease ot rather more than 2,000,000 tons ca the production of the previous year, The totul tonnage of all kinds of goal will rather exceed than fal! short of 20,000,000 tons. The increase of anthracite coal is wholly from the Lehigh, Wyom ng and shamokia regions, which 1s, 10 round numbers, 4,0y0,000 of tons, while the Schuylkill region, by reason of the five months’ suspension of minag in the early part of tue season, slows nearly @ million of tous decrease, Notwithstanding this jong suspension the Reulng Railroad shows its wonderful capa- city and periectness of equipment in tne fact that, in spite of this interruption, it carried some, 4,690,000 tons, and but for the strike at the mines would jiave touched 6,000,000 tons. ‘The Le- high Valley Raliroad, which is next te the Readia; tm capacity, Mate a coal t ring the year oO: guinterrupted pasiness of tons, and an imcrease on US tonnage Of the previous year of 3,291,026 tons, The production of bituminous coal for the past yearis soine 20,000 tons less than the previous year, notwithsiandiog that the iarge duty on ioreigh coal 18 still retaiued, ‘Che suspension will be general, we suppose, aiter to-day, but there ds reason to believe it will be of short duration. ‘The negotiations between the represeutatives of the operators and those of the workingmen are believed to be ite other than guys, to make tme and ,use up any surplus of coal that there may be. The cousumplive demand for coal in 1571, iisestimated, will exceed by z,0v9,000 tons that of 1870, and there is both minmg and carrying capacity for aii this within the year. [roi te last weekly reports of coul tonnage we learu that the Reading auiroad Company brought down for tne week end- Ing Of the J1st ulumo 7,216 tons, and for the year beginuing on the Ist December last 416,901 tons, rainst 361,2¥2 (ons Lo correspondmg date last year— af tucrease of 54,609 tons. ‘the Lehigh Va.ley re- it already male THE FE yea—an increase of boal and Navigation Company repor week ending to tne 3ist ult. 8,721 tons, and for the year since the Ist of iast Jaguary, 2,143,131 tons, against 1,59 7 tous in corresponding time tie year before—an increase of 40,405 tons, The Delaware and Hudson Railroad roports ior the week to the Bist Wt. 12,234 tous, against 10,011 tons in corres eo Week las¢ yeur—an increase of 1,825 tons, he Shemokin Division ot the Norih Ventral Raul road reports for the week 1,918 tens, aud for the eur 480,174 tous, against 474,624 tons to same time t Veat—an increase of 11,640 tons. Tne total pro- duction for the week ts 177,968 Lons, of which 190,382 tons are anthracite and 17,616 tona bituminous, The stack of coai at Fort Richmond 1s still some 40,000 lh the price of coal is firm at last week's ad- ' wo, Con THE WILLIAMSBURG TRASEDY. George Wilsen, the young man who was snot on Banday morning at the Grand street ferry, Williams- burg, by Silvie Maitiara—the particulars of which were published in yesterday's HERALD—died at x oclock yesterday morning at the regidence of his (steplashér, No. 88 Washington street, Greenpoint. Ve Whitebiil wil juyestuate the case nore! Is VY NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1871—TRIPLE SHEET. CONGRESS. The St. Domingo Project Be- fore the House. Mortoa’s Resolution Travelling a Hard Road. STRONG OPPOSITION ON ALL SIDES, Sharp Discussion and Persist- ent Filibustering. FURNANTO WO00D’S SPHHOH The Final Vote to be Taken To-Day. The Senate Debate on the New Coinage Bill. FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. ‘Third Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan, 9, 1871, MEMORIALS PRESENTED. From residents of the South for relief from politi- cal disabilities, By Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y.—From the New York Chamber of Commerce, upon the importance of laying @ submarine cable from our western coast to Asia, and of providing against a monopoly in that regard, From cituzens of Baltimore, protesting against the injustice of the appropriations of public money for sectarian purposes, and asking for an amendment to the constitution prohiblung the appropriation of moncy raised by taxation for any religious 09,e0%. Mr. Fenton, (rep) of N, Y., presented a petition of bakers, soda Water Manufacturers and grocerymen ‘ol the city of New York praying for the enactment of alaw for the redemption of Wwe copper coin ef the United States, be also introduced a bil to carry out the prayer of the petitioners. BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED, By Mr. RaMSky, (rep.) of Mino.—To provide for the construction and completion of the harvor of Doluth, Minn.: also for oceaa steamship service from the head of Puget Sound to the Sandwich Isiands, by Mr. Pratt, (rep.) of Ind.—A joint resolution for the relies of cercain Indians residing in Michigan and Indiana, by Mr. WARNER, (rep.) of Ala.—For the appoint. ment of an additonal judge for the District Court of Alabama. Mr. THURMAN, (dem.,) of Ohio, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the bill in relation io tae competency of witnesses in United States Courts, With an amendment restricting 18 provisions to criminal cases, Mr. HOWELL, (rep.) of Iowa, from the Committee On Pensions, reporved adverscly, and the Senate postponed mdetlaitely, the House* bill passed June 8, 1870, providing for the payweut to persons per- mauentiy disabied arrears of poasion frum June 6, 186d, to Fhe Gace of thelr respective disabilities, at the rate of tweaty-iive dollars a month. ‘The following bills were reported adversely from the Judiciary Committee:—To regulate appeals from United States District Courts 1D certin Cases of ud- muralty Jurisdiction. To amend the Juaiciary act of 180s 10 regard lv appeais. To provide that eiec 10ns for Presiveutial electors aud meinbers of Congress shall be by bailot. The House jot resolution appropriating year for an amanuensis to Sinister Schenck was passed, THE MOTLEY CORRESPONDENCE. The Vicr Presipenr laid before the Senate a mes- sage from the President in respouse to a Senate res- Oiution, transmittmg a report of the Secretary of State, covering a correspondence beiween Mr. Mot- ley and the State Depariment, On motion of Mr. MORTON, (rep) of Ind., it was laid on the table and ordered to be printed, THE COINAGE BILL. The Senate then took up, a the business of the Mornmg hour Mr, Sherman's bil revising the iaws relative lo the mints, assay oiices and comage of the United States. ‘The bili makes the mint of the United Staces a bureau of the Treasury, to be under the conirol of a director to be appointed for five years by the President, and consolidates the laws on the suvject, and prescribes the regulations for as- saying i comage, including tie duties of the assay- ers, melters, refers and coipers, and the standards for gold and silver and copper coinage. The amend- meni, as reported by tie Finance Committee, con, tiouing the coinage charge oa bullion, was debated upon te proprieiy of its total abolition. A motion to that effect by Mr. COLE wus opposed by Mr. SHER- MAN as decreasing the revenue and because of the Increased expeuse to the government in assuming the entire cost of making gold coin. He stated that the amount of revenue now realized from this charge ‘Was $150,000, and the estimate of the amount expect- ed under the amendment was $100,000, Messrs. COLE, CORBETT, WILLIAMS and STEWART, representing the people more directly affected by the charge, supporied Cole’s motion, mainly because tne repeal of the charge would enhance the value of bullion, by promoting its conversion into coin and tending to retain the volume of coin in the United Staies, in lieu of its exportation as bullion— the laiter consideration being urged as facilitating the resumption of specie payments, Mr. MORRILL (rep.) of Vt., argued that the price of bullion Was regulated, not by a system of coinage, but by the markeis of the world. r W AMS, in advocacy of the repeal, spoke of lage realized by England from free coinage. 4 Mr. CASSERLY, (dem.) of Cal., regarded the coin- age charge a3 a tax Upon one of the great stapies of tue country, the effect of which was to increase the alreauy large quantities of bullion now anoually exported from California to Europe, He spoke of the inherent unfairness of a tax which diminished the value of tie gold product to its producers, and claimed that, a8 a question that involved the en- couragement of our uueral development, it was not condned to the Pacific coast, but was of national importauce. No such tax had been imposed since 1964, and he was surprised, in view of the presen’ excessive burdens on the people and the enormous baktaces in the Treasury, that the chairman of the Finance Commitiee (Mr. Sherman) should persist 12 his search for fresh oljects ol taxation, Mr. SHERMAN objected to the repeal as inappro- priate in @ mere codification of it laws, and casu- ally remarked that th ipance Commitiee warmly favored an internuttoual comage system, vy witch eur own coiage Would GSsumilate and be adopied by other nations, Nr, OASSERLY, in the course of quotations from documents on the subject, cited the late report of the Retrenchment Commiites, which shows that of forty millon dollars of vullion produced on the Pacitic coast, not more than filty per cent has re- mained in this country. Mr. Nyk, (rep.) of Nevada, protested agaiust coinage charge as a tax upon gold producers, Mr. Cole's motion was withdrawn, when the Sen- ate Commitiee’s amendment was sdopted by 20 to 22, The erfect of this is to ue the coinage charge at the rate of vhree-tenihs, iustead of haligof one per centum, as heretofore. Without disposing of the bul the Senate, at four o'clock, Went 1uC0 an executive session, and soon after adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASILINGTON, Jan, 9, 1871. BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED, By Mr. Dus, of Va.—lo supply universities and colleges with copies of all Congressional aocu- ments. By Mr. Pratt, (rep.) of Va.—Regulating the com- pensation of Collector of Customs at Petersburg, Va. By Mr. Coss, (rep.) of Wis.—To promote the utility of the Congressional library, By Mr. Buck, (rep.) of Ala.—To provide for the ap- pointment of additional United States judges in Alabama. By Mr. SHEtpON, (rep.) of La.—Granting mght of way throngh the pubic lands to the New Orieana and North Bastern Ratiroad Company. By Mr. ARNELL, (rep.) of Tenn.—to set apart all moueys arising {rom the sale of pubiic iands for five years to the common schools of the South. By Mr. WILLIAMS, (rep.) of Ind.—Gianting right of way for a raliroad trem the Centra! Pacitic Rauroad in Vean to Walla Walia in cregon, By Mr. Couage, (rep.) of Mich,—Relinguishing the jurisdiction of the Bnited States over part of the ort Gratiol Military Reservation, Michigan, By Mr. ULARKE, (rep.) of Texas—So reimburse ‘Texas for expenditures In pretecting the frontier from hostile indian tribes, By Mr. Lovanringe, (rep,) of lowa—in relation to railroad bridges across the ies pt river, By Mr. SAWYER, (rep.) of Wis.—-bxtencing the benefits of the Military Asylam to the volunteers of 1812; also to ais & building for @ post onice, &c., at Oshkosh, Wis. By Mr. AXTELI, (em.) of Cal.—For the rellef of settlers on public lands in California. By Mr. Jounson, (dem.) of Cal.—Defning swamp lands; Lot the relief of distillers of braudy from pes exclusively. a) Mr. viaon, (dem.) of Minn.—To enable zol- iera. satlors and marines 10 pre-ewpt land at the minimam price om the alternate reserve sections of Janda; algo to provide for the con- straction and completion of the harbor of Duluth, | May Air ORM, (rep. of In? Granting, oun iy Mr. ORTH, (rep. ind. —| ng ity to sailors for the destruction of the ememy’s property. By vir, DuvAL, (rep.) of Va.—Gran*ing condemned ordnance for 4 solders’ monument at Wheeliag. By Mr. KELLOua, (rep.) of Conn. —For the improve- ment of Housatonic river, Uonn.; also relative to the extension of patents, By Mr, JunoKns, (ep.) of R. I.—To regulate the manner of making appointments in the civil ser- By Mr. Onurcaitt, (rep.) of N, Y.—To amend the act of May 31, 1870, to enforce the mghts of citizens to vote in the several States, ‘THE INCOME TAX. Mr. KELLOGG offered a resolu.ion requesting the Commitice of Ways and Means to report @ bill tor the repeal of the income tax. Adopted, OCEAN THLEGRAPH CABLES, Mr. STARKWEATHER, (rep.) of Conn., by unant- mous consent, offered & 1es0.ution re erring all bills, resolutions, petitions and papers now before Con- gress or any cominittee of either House ou the sub- Ject of ocean Leiearepe cables tu @ joint commiitee of five meinbers ef the Senate and eight of tho House, with power to send for persons and papers and to report at any me. Adopted, Subsequently Mr. Woop, (dem.) of N. Y., asked to have the revolution read, remarking that it had not been understoud. He sald it was an attempt to take it from the Committee of Foreign Affairs, and had been reported on by it. The SPRAKER remarked that the resolution had been read and acted on deliberately, and that it could not be reconsidered, Mr. MYeRs, (rep.) of Pa,, inquired whether a resolution coud not be adopted annulling the one just adopied ? ‘The Speaker replied in the affirmative. NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON POSTAL RAILWAY. Mr. Kesey, (rep.) of N, Y., introduced and moved to put on its passage a bilt to authorize tie pulding of & mihtary and pestul railway beuween Washing: ton and New York. He stated (hat it was the same bul In substance as that which was on the S@eaker’s table slice the last se-sion. He introducedft at ihe request of Mr. Ingersoil, the author of the bil, on the cali of the State of New York for bilis, as the call would not extend to-day to the State of Ilmois. A point of order was made by Mr. E.priva, (dem.) of Wis., against the righé of introduc! the biil, but the point was overruled by the Speaker, Durmg the reading of the bul the morning hour expired and the bill went over until next Monday. The Senate St. Domingo Resolution. Mr. OxTH moved to suspend the rules, take from the Speaker's table and pass the Senate joint reso- ution authorizing the appointment of commis- sloners in relation tothe annexation of Dominica, He remarked that the Committee on Fereign Affairs had this morning, by a majority vote,;agreed to that Joint resolution, Mr. Woop made a point of order as to whether that motion could be made. The SrEaKg&R overruled the point of order and decided the motion to be in order, Mr, BUTLER, (rep.) of Mass., asked if he could pre- sent at tuis time the petition of some forty Boston merchants in favor of annexation, Mr, Cox, (dem.) of N, Y¥., objected, Mr. Brooxs, (dets.) of N, Y., desired to offer an amendment giving the appo.ntment of the commis- sioners to Wie speaker Of the House aud te Presi- deat of the penaic. Mr. Oard asked Mr. Brooks whether, with that amendment, he would vote for the joint resoiution, Mr. bRooKs replied that he would. ‘The SvEAKER remarked that discussion was not in order, exc pt by unanimous consent. Mr. BINGHAM, (rep.) Of Uhio, objected. Mr. BROOKS rewarked that the President of the United States had beea charged with ma feasance m Tegard lo UNS matter, aud that it was Dut just and right, if the commussiouers were to be ap- pointed, that the appoimement should come from Congress. Mr. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohio, inquired whether the motion Was in such a shape as would permit amendments to be offered to the resolution. “he SekaKew replied that it was not. The motion was te suspend tue rates and pass the reso- Intion, Air, GARFIELD hoped that the motion wouid not be persisted in. Mr, Cox, (dem.) of N. Y., desired to have the tile amended so as to make it read “Joint resoiu- tion to josier private speculation.” Mr. Ont said toat at the suggestion of friends he would modify his motion aud imake It sumply to take the Senate jot resolution from the Speaker's table. reveral repuolican members—“That is mght.”” ‘The motion a3 moditied was rejected. Yeas, 121; 32; tWo-tairds not voting in tue afirmacive, Mr. ORTH thea rose to report from the Committee on Foreign Affairs an origimal jolot resoluuon on the same subject, Mr. ELDRIDGE usked by what right the report was made. ‘The SPEAKER repiied that the House had given the Committee on Foreign Affairs the right to report 01 the subiect on five days’ notice deing given, and Usat that notice had been given last Wednesday. Mr. Woop made (he po.at of order, first, that the notice had not been authorized vy the Cymmittee oo Foreign Affairs, and, second, that five legisia- ou dé had not intervened, Both points were i by the Speaker, Mr. ORtH Said that ae had been instructed by the Coumittee on Foreign Adairs to report back the resolation originally offered by Mr. Banks, with a substitute Which Was in the exact language, and the resolution passed by the Seuste. 10 had been his purpose not to yield to any amendment, but he was compelled to make one exception 1a favor of a mem- ber of the committee (Ambler) Who had an amend- ment to offer. Mr. Woop remarked that the minority of the com- mittee was not treated with the respect to which 16 was entitied, as he understood in the committee that he should e tne Opportunity of effering amend- ments in the House, Mr. OxTa denied that there was any such under- standing. Mr. AMBLER, (rep) of Ohio, offered his amend- ment, Which was (o add to the third section of the joint resolution the following words:— Provided that noth’ng in this resolution contained shall be held, understood or couatrued as committing Congress to the policy of annexing the territory of said repupite of Dominica, (Several repudlican members—‘‘Thac 1s right”), Mr. HOLMAN moved to lay the joint resolution on the table, Mr. Cox moved to adjourn, and Mr. ELpRipas moved (o adjourn unl Wednesday nex: Mr. Brooks, of New York, remarked that these dilatory motions Were made because no debate was allowed, Aiter some time was passed In taking the votes on these dilatoyy motions &r. ORTad renewed his original moilou to suspend the rules to take from ae Speaker's table and pass the Senate joint reso- ution. Mr. FARNSWORTH, (rep.) of Iil., suggested whether it might not be as well to give ab opportunity ror debate. Mr. BINGHAM Objected to any discussion. aa Oox renewed the motion to adjourn. Nega- uuved, ‘The vote was then taken on Mr. OrTa’s motion to suspend tue rules and take from the Speaker's table aud paes the Senate joint resoiution. It was re- jected—yeas, 113; nays, 67-—two-Uurds pot voting in the affirmative. Mr. OrTd then moved to suspend the rules and te take the resolution irom the speaker's table, inti- muting that ue would ailow Mr. Ambler to offer his amendment to it and .uat he would allow it io remain open for debate anti) two o'clock to-morrow. Mr. Dawes made @ remark as (0 the necessity of the House taking up Gnd passing some of the appro- priation oils. Mr. Brooks, of N. Y., remarked that there were millions of dollars involved in this St. Domingo resolution. Mr. Cox suggested that Mr. Dawes should have interposed his objections at an earlier stage. ‘The rules were suspended and the joint resolution taken up for consideration—yoas 127, nays 68. The republicans voting in the negative were Ambler, Asper, Beatty, Boyd, Farnsworth, Finkelenbur; Fitch, Hawkins, Hoar, Peters, Shanks and Willard, ir, AMBLER then moyed bis amendment, ir. ORTH then offered to the democratic side of the House that the vote en the resolution shail be taken at two o'clock to-morrow. Mr. Woop remarked that the action of members on his side of the House was not influenced by any de- sire to defeat proper legislation; but they were com- pelled to Show a proper resentment, not only for the attempt to cut off devate, but for the discourtesy shown to the minority of the Committee on Foreign Aflairs In not aiiowing amendments to be offered. All that they desired was to show to the country and the House, if y could do 80, that the resolution should not become a law. ‘@Mr. URrH repeated his proposition and asked whether it was uccepied, Mr. Woop sald that so far as he was personally concerned he had no desire to interpose any further objection, He merely desired an opportunity for discussion. Objection was made by Messrs. DAWES, Dickey and VAN Trump, gli republicans. Mr. OnTH moved to suspend the rules and to fix two o’clock to-morrow lor taking the vote on the resoluuion and pending amendments, The metion was agreed to. Mr. Woop then proceeded to address the House against the jeini resolution, He satd:—I am op- Dosed to the passage of the resolution providing tor the appointment of @ commission by the President to visit St. Domingo vo make certain investigations, &c., because, first, by the terms of the resolution this duty cannot be performed intelligently by any competent commission Who are toserve witheut com- pensation, as proposed. It provides that twenty-nine Separate and distinct subjects shall be investigated and reported upon, These comprise science, philosopay and_ politics, including ali the branches and eleméntsof each. Men quaited for such a duty Wl require sumcient time and ample pay. If tae government will not give these direcuy it ts to reasonably supposed that compensation will be ob- tained in some other way and from some other source. Second—because itgprovides that the com- misston shail be appointed by the President without the consent of the Senate. The history of the attempt to annex Dominica provea that the present Executive is too warm a thus meagure to be entrusted with the exciustve privilege of exercising sach authority. it is not upreasona- ble te suppose that none but parties friendly to bis views would be chosen for the duty; and i thira— Because by the concluding paragrapn of tie first sec- tion the commissioners are directly required to report information looking to the fature incorporation of the Dominican repablic into the United States as one Of tts territories, which implies that they shall pre- sent views in that direction, and that this 1s the sole object of the creation the commissioners, territories of the United States by joint resolution, a8 proposed by the President, is one of doubtial oonstitutionality, Foreign soil cannot be acquired except by treaty ratified by the Senate, two-thirds thereof being required. ‘The case of Texas cited has no analogy, because ‘Texas was in- corporated into the Union as a State, whereas the proposition now is to bring Dominicain as 2‘Lerrnory, Theretore if Dominica is to be acquired at ail except by treaty she must come in as & State, with ail (he rigats and privileges: Of other States, To tis there ara grave objection: refer.ed to hereafter. riith—The annexation ol Dominica to the United States either as a State or a8 a Territory 18 unéeniabie., Its population ts of the Most degraded character, bems mestiy composed of @ race whose blood is two-thirds native Alri- can and one-third Spintsh creole, a compound incapable of civilization, and who cannot appreciate or understand our institutions, Under our systein th 8 degraded and sein)-barvarous people would be- come citizens, entitled to ike civil and political privileges with ourselves, Considerations of self preservation, humanity, Christiauity and tne fatare Well being and good name of tue Am:rican people Wil reject the itusion of so base an element .nto our body politic aud individual nationality, sixth— Tue annexation of the Dominican republic 14 ob- evtionable also, inasmuch as it comprises ut @ poruon of the island of St, Do- mingo, and but the less popuious and least desirable portion of that island, While tie Bay of Samana mgt be of service to the United States as @ naval statien aud for other purposes, the scheme to takeg Vominica in addition and incorporate its population into our own cannot be sustained ou any gos of Bebe 00! or necessity, Sevenih—tho public of Hayth possesses the best part of the isiand of St. Domingo, She tsa nation with whieh we are at peace and with which we have treaties of amity and commeres, She re- monstrates against = this scheme = ofan nexation a8 an invasion of her rights, and declares that she Will resist 16 to the extent of her ability a3 a Wrong done to her independence aud the mtegrity of ner soil, Thus we may be mvoived in an unpieasant if not a bloody controversy, and with @ friendly peopie who were originaily all Americans, and wio, thougi feeble iu military powers, will, by their resistance to what they deem @ wrong, reader US Contempuple in the eyes of ihe world as @ nation who builies the weak in order to obtuin terrioral extension by force of superior power. Eighth—8ut if these objections are not sufficient, and the acquisivion ef Dominica ts 4 bie, the way in which it is proposed to be et not honoravle nor o tb with our institutions and constitution, bi Stale Of revointion and the peope na.e pot cun- sented to the transer, ‘Tie revenues have been pledyed for the payment of loans obtained in Europe, and the country Which ioans must pe satustied belore the valuabie resource? of Dominica can enure to the advantage of the Uuited States. ‘These obligations, together with the existing debt and liabilities, will lumpese upon us the duty of the assampuion and payment of over ten million of dollars, aud to that extent pecome a further tax upon the people of this country. The government of uuntea has already granted oxieusive Lranchises and privileges to private ¢ , most of Whom are A.nerican Capitalists, Scuemers and. politicians, aud wuo wilt CONTINUE IN Possession of Luese grants, to the exclu- sion of other American citizens, after tne acquisition shail have beeu accomplished. ‘Thus the treasure, blood and shame) Which Uiis measure Wil cost us Will enure to the benellt of a few and tue injury of the many. Ninth—Because, in addition to these grants to American cltvens, large concessions have been made wo English sudjects, waich the United States would be obilged to respect or to hazard a controversy as to them between the two goveruments, Among these commissions are loans and claims for joss and injuries sustained by a transfer of the pricipal —mine- ral districts, tncluding the ownership of the copper hills of San Onristabel, charters tor rad. rouds, banking institutions aod steamship lines, with @ subs.dy, and a:l of which, under the laws of nations, must be regarded—it being a well sett ed principie of public law that when one sovereign suc- ceeds to another by purchase that it takes ail its just obligations, a8 well as all its rigits. Tenth—But, aside from these sbyectiens, Baez, the present Prest- dent of Dominica, has a0 authority to dispose of his country. That republic has a constiiution which is its fundamental law a3 much as our constitution 1s the supreme law of the United States, ‘he con- sUtution of Dominica is of as paramount a taority as any which exists m the rulers, whether exeou- tive, legisiauve or judicial. Arucle seven of that Coustitution provides a3 tollows:—"The territory of fae republic is malieuavle, No person or authority can transfer the whole or any part of it to any other Power.” No amendment making vold this provision has beed adopted, hor has aay legal or valid consent of tne people been obtained to the proposed transfer. ihe consent of Baez to tie transfer is the derwer ressori of a ruined tyrant, who, unable to continue political control of bis country, parts with it forja moneyed consideration, cash down m advance. “Eleventh— becanse this 1s no time for the United States to enlarge its territorial area at so fearful a cost. We have, as yet. uniilled ana unproductive hundceds of millions of the itnest agricu. tural and mineral lands in the world, with tue largest sea coast of any nation, and @ debt of taxation larger in volume and heavier in burthea than we can now readily and cusiiy bear, Before assuming new obligations let us by wise leg.s- lation and cautious policy reduce those exisung already and develop resources which are at hand aad indisputably onrs. At the conclusion of Mr. Wood's remarks a propo- sition was mnaue aud agreed to Unas the speecttes to- morrow on the St. Domingo matter be limited to ten minutes cach, OCKAN CABLES. Mr. BANKS gave notice that he would, at the eariiest opportunity, move to rescind the résolution AN INDIAN RING JOB. Tho War Department Sought to bo Used as a Tribunal to Settle Laud Titles—Aa Order Issurd to Drive Hundreds of Women and Children from Their Homes into the Pitl- less Cold, without Food or Sheiter—A New Secretary of War Wauted—Indian Ri Speculators Have No Right to Get Details ot Troops to Carry Out Their Infamou Schemes—Tho Settlers’ Statement. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 1871, The hetrs of Anneke Jans made @ serious mistake in thew attempt to get possession of a large slice of landed property in the very heart of the city of New York. They appealed to a court of justice to have their pretended title confirmed, and only gota decision that. the whole claim was a& bogus moorshine affair, not even worthy of serious consideration, That decision settled Anneke’s pro- geny for all time, and leaves the actual proprietors of the coveted real estate forever in quiet possession of their own, The holders of such aciaim ought certainly to have known better than to take it to & court of justice, THE LOBBY AT WASHINGTON is the only proper place to go with such “titles,” they only brought it here there would have been no treuble in getting an order from the War Department detatiing a regular major general and @ regiment or two of solitiers to summarily drive the owners forth and put the bogus claimants in imme- diate possession, ‘That ts the way the Indian ring manages with tts bogus tities to real estate owned by other people. A case of the kind will be brought to the attention of Cougress this very day THE MIAMI INDIAN LAND SWINDLE, In a petition to be pre ngress to-day 194 heads of families site that they have been la quiet and peaceabie possession of their nomes for @ period of from tea to fourteen years; that they en- tered upon and improved tie same to the amount of $170,092, Xecordiny to the returns of the sworn ap- praisers, in the faith that they would be protected +in their’ unquestioned right to acquire tiles unacr the provisions of the Miaiui Treaty of 1854, providing for the sale of these common lands tn’ the same manner as other lands are disposed of; that as far back us 1369 @ number of the setuers pre-empted their claims at the United States Land Onlce, then located at Lecompion, Kansas, PALD THEIR MONEY and elved certifcaces of entry, as provided by the pre-emption act of Congress of 141; that these pre-emptors stil hold their United States certificates of entry for the lands they occupy, while patents for these lands hi: en issued to persons nd tiat by virtue of these patents the homes of many have been sold to speculators, The peutioners farther staie that the chief of these tors, one Jawes G. ttunt, late major general teers, 18 now attempting, BY FORCB OF AKMS, to eject them from their ic oecupted and well im- proved homesteads; that this purpose, and in compliance with his i ‘opre tious, an order has been issued by the War Departmeat at Washing- to summarily eject them froin their homes. ey further state that General Merrill, of the United tes Regular Army, has been ordered to their neighboruood With troops, and that he is actually there with United States troops to carry the out- rageons and inhuman order into execution at a season of the year when io be driven irom their homes wouid be CERTAIN DEATH to hundreds of povriy clad women and children taus driven forth wituour fool or shelter in tne most inclement season of the year, The settlers further -tale that the speculators have procured the so-called claims to their homes, which are now sought to be enforced vy army orders instead = of courts ef justia, by @ system of fraud and perjury that’ will, when fully exposed, be viewed "wit horror by all upright’ men. ‘They also say tat the civillaw has been and is pow in full force in thetr section; that they have no knowledge of any organized resistance to tie civil law, nor do they know of any just cause of complaint against the civil authorities, Annexed to the petition 1s 9 detailed statement of the value of the improvements made on thedand set Opposite to each tract, and verified under oath by the appraiser, Among the accompanying papers are sundry ort- ginal receipts of tae Chited States Land Onive Regis- ter and Receiver, showing that some of the settlers, At least, have paid money into the United states ‘Treasury tor the very homes trom which aa order Was issued by the WAR DEPARTMENT to eject them without any process of law whatever. AS a matier of course, a3 soon as President Grant heurd of the outrage he at once suspended the in- Jamous order; bat he does not by aay meins thus clear nimself from responsibilliy, He ougat to know that the War Department ts no: by any Means We proper tribunal to settle questions of land titles. It 19 the President's busine-8 to sea that the War Department is goveraed by sucii rules as wouid reader 1t Lmpessibie for a speculutor to Get a detail of troops ior any purpose whatever, THE GOVERNORS OF STATES are the only persons authorized to call on the War adopted to-day reerring to a select committee all peut ons and propositions on the subject of ocean telegraph cavies, BILLS INTRODUCED AND REVPERRED. By Mr. LAWRENCE—Declaratory of the rights of citizens residing at any national asylum for disabled volunteer soldie: By Mr. Jus1an—-In reference to entries ander the Homestead laws by persous wuo served in the ariny or navy. By Mr. SrronG—To fix the number of Representa. tives a. 275, and providing for the election of Kepre- sentatives on the Tuesday following the first Mon- any in November, 1 and every second year there- ver. THE REVENUE FRAUDS IN VIRGINIA. Mr. Porrer offered a resolution cating for infor- Mation as to persons arrested in Virginia since January 1, 1868, for violation of the internat revenae laws, by revenue officers in Virginia, and the moieties obtained by them since April i, 1862. Adopted THS CHOCTAW INDIAN BO SARGENT offered a@ resolution c Secretary of the Treasury for information as to whether any United States bonds have been or are t be issued by his order to any Indian tribes under the provision of any exisiing treaty. He remarked that tue Attorney General bad filed an opinion in favor of the delivery of $250,000 in bonds to the Choctaw Lndians without authority of Congress. Te resolution was adopted. Mr. Sar- ent also offered @ resolution declaring that the pxecntive has no authority to issue United States bonds or to pay interest or principal thereon with- out appropriate legislation by Congress. Keferred to the Judiciary Committee, ENCOURAGEMENT TO STEAMSHIP BUILDING. Mr. REEVES introduced a bill to encourage the building of steamships in the United States and pro- viding ior the transportation of the United States maiis to Europe by steamships built in the United States, He said that he introduced 16 at the re- uest of a citizen of New York, but he was opposed Y it, a8 1t proposed a subsidy. Referred. ANOTHER ST. DOMINGO INSTALMENT. The SPEAKER bDresented @ communication from the President sending the information called for by | @ resolation in regard to the repablic of Dominica. Relerred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr. ELDRibGs asked to Dave it read, ‘The SPRAKER remarked that te reading would occupy a couple of days. Mr. ELDRIDGE suggested the question whether it would take as long to read it as to aunex the republic, ‘The House at five o'clock adjourned, GRAVE BOBBING IN IOWA CITY. The lowa City papers of the 4th inst. come to us with an account of body lifting in the cemetery of that place, The Hepublican’s account 1s as fol- lows:—""As per notice given in our jast issue, the funeral of Mrs. Mary D. Herrick was attended last ‘Thurscay afternoon, and her body interred ta the new cemetery, The next day our faithtul sexton became sispicious that the grave had been tamper- ed with, but was not so far satisfied of 1t as to make his suspicions known until Saturday, when on a } more caretul examination he became convinced aut his suspicions were corre’ Me notified ar, @ member of the City Council and Committee on Cemetery. The grave was examined, and in dig- ging they quickly came upon pieces of the cofin. On Teaching this the body was found to have been re- moved, This Was Saturday afternoon. Active ef- forts were at once set in motion by Charies i. Her- rick, son of the deceased, and by Dr. Kimball, her son-la-law, backed by any amount of assistance needed, to ferret out the matier, Suspicion at once fell upon the medical department of the Uni- versity, and Dr. Kimball called on Cornell Brothers for the necessa'y papers for a search of the prem- Ises occup! by that department, By one delay and another (he papers Were not ready under about five hours, when the discovery was made that the search conld not be had inthe aight, Guards were at once piaced: around the building and the next day the search Was made, but without success. There ig abundant evidence that the body was removed while the papers were betng made out and bid in a haysiack three miles from town. But with two such energetic men as Mr. Herrick aud Dr. Kimball, impelled oy such motives as the recovery of tre remains of vicir mother, and with ample mea: at their command and the whole community to back them, the parties to this outrage became alarmed and maile overtures for the restoration of the remains, providing notuing further should be done aboutit, The sons, in their great anxiety to secure the precious treasure and fearing if they pushed to extremes they would fail of such recovery, agreed to receive them back on those terms, and at one o'clock Monday mornin: they were Geliveted to the undertakers Nixon Dee. But they were not recelved unmutilated. The face had been vissected away so as to be utterly un- distingutsiable and the veins injected with a Ouid preparatory to further operations. ‘This we regard a3 one of the most sickening, shocking aud avo.uin- able outrages that could be committed, IcE IN THE DELAWARB.—The Philadelphia Ledger of Monday NS reports of the condition of the Dela- ‘ware river below tho city yesterday were to the ef- fect that there was very little ice below Cuester, While above that polnt i+ was raiber peavy, Department for troops, and they can only make the demand ib cases Of Invasion or Inab.lity .o execute the jaws. If the Secretary of War is not cognizant of shese facis it is high time we had anothpr. INDEPENDENT PREACHING. Are American Ministers Faith!ul to Convic- tiont—Are Their Circumstances Favorable to Independence of Thought and Uiterance? The Methodist preachers yesterday spent an hour discussing the circumstances of ministerial inde. pendence in this country. Rev. Mr. Srrarron led the discussion, taking the ground that neltne: in Europe nor in America are the circumstances of the minis'ry wholly such a8 to encourage the most in- dependent thought and freest utterance in the pul- pit, silli there is more faithful and tndependent preaching here than in any other part of the world. Rev. Dr. Foss thought the circumstances here hignly favorable to ministerial independence, ana that there js more of it in America than elsewhere. He knew ‘rom experience that when a minister utters the truth against any and every sin fearlessly and faitofully he will be amply sustained by the people. And there are no men more ready to hear denunciations against particular sias than those wio commit them, Rev. I. TAYLOR stated for affect the ministry in every ecc.es.a3t political, intellectual and spiritual copditions and surroundings. The tirst he thougnt baginced itself as between monarchical and demo- emtic institutions, though im eyery counury where a reform movement has taken piave the ministers invartably turn toward the peopie Tor support. The second 1s more favoravle here than elsewhere, So aiso isthe third, and without intelligence he did not believe there could be an in- dependent ministry But with the fourth or spiritual freedom in @ man, he ts bold and independent under any and all circumstances. And the American Church demanas a higher tene of spirituatity than any other, and as @ consequence its munisters are the most independent, Rev. Mr. BUCKLEY belfeved that the tyranny ef democratic governments was as great in its way as that of monarchies, and in proof he instanced the stopping of the mouths of mimsters of tne Methodist Church on the slavery question before gud during a part of the war, and the passage by @ General Conference of resolutions of cen- sure upon its members who should attend abulition conveutions. He also cited instances with- in his own Knowledge where mint-ters bad beeu Sagzed in regard to tatemperance, to dancing aad other evils as eiectuaily by po'ltical or secret socic- ties of Masons and Odd Fellows a8 (hey could be propositions, which ‘These are tier in monarchical countries, Nevertheicas, m point of style, language, earcestness, &c., | he believed that no clas of men ip the world are more faithful to conviction and utterance of trati than the American ministry. ‘The subject was continued, and a Miss Randal, by Tequest, read for tie edification of the meeting G. W. bungay’s poem of “Tue Church Bells,” waich was received with hearty applause and admiration. PATERSON (N. J.) ITEMS. All the members elect from Passaic county and a small army of lobbyists leit Paterson yesteriay ior Trenton, to be present at the “opening services” of the Legislature to-day. Among the things proposed relating ‘0 Puterson 13 a new charter—an instrument made out annually, ‘he democrats having formed the last charter and ihe republicans now haying control the expected changesin Paterson municipal affairs are most radical A slight change in the boundaries of the wards ensure the republicans acontrol of the Common Council for an indefinite time, and many other matters of local import are anticipated to come up which will considers change the geographical as well as the political as- pect of the city, Ali sorts of rumors are afioal on the subject, but wout will reaily be the changes proposed, if any, It is impossible yet to describe, The scariet lever prevaus in Paterson to an alarm- Ing extont among children, aud 18 of a very iatal Character, In several cases the entire famliy of children have been wiped out, leaving the house desolate and alone with tne old folks. Beautiful clear ice is now belug boused by the Paterson compantes, aud there will be no earthly excuse of there being @ Scarcity of the articie wa ‘vhat city during the coming year. MonDER TRIALS OY New Juxsey.. before the Camden conuty courts the cases of Ware, for the mur@er of his Tather, near Longacoming; Word, for the murder of the old man Waddey, at Gloucester; Jacob Lill, on a charge of having caused | gress from the the death of his wife; a Mrs. ptiles aud her two There are now | Teceut hunt ne thought he had @ suve thing op THE KENIFE. Another Terrible Lesson Taught by Judge Bedford, A Case of Disembowelling—An Ex-Convict Re. convicted—The ‘Wanton Usa of the Knife” to be Suppressed by ‘Speedy Trials and Prompt Punishmeat’—Re- marks by Judge Bedford. The increase of crime In New York and the calamt. ties It entails—more particularly through the wane ton and reckless us3 of the pistol and the knife, almost seems to “grow with that it’ feeda upon,’? notwithstanding the best efforts of thov entrusted with the preveation and punishment of crime, We have had, to be sure, too many sad examples of the ineMciency of the oficers of pe law—those to whom the prevention of crime or ite quick detection are entrustea—in soine memorable cases of late. But, on the trial, condemnation and punishment of criminals, when brought before the courts, we also have had the most perfect assurance of protection to life and property, in so far as those | three concomitants of the “stern necessities” of these times of crime and outrage can be lod upon for such protection, The burglars nnd panel tateves It 1s to be devoutly hoped have been pretty well squeiched out of late, and an apparent cessation of thts order of crime 18 @ sort of evidence or assurance of this hope. In the Court of General Sessions duri ig the past year, the record shows With What unyielding and tenactous grasp offenders in this line were lelu to thetr “dread account,’? and how inexorably punishment followed conviction, But later THE PISTOL AND KNIFS Rave added their victims to the long list of those who have suffered from the prevalence of this spe- cies of crime in our midst, and consigned those who turned these weapons againat their fellow man to the gallows, and to that worse punisim the ita- gering death of long imprisonment. There 1s one class of our citizens, the dangerous class of tie order we refer to—who are in tho hab.t of using the knife or razor upon most all ocvastoas of brawls and feuds and altercatioas in which they happen to become engaged. ‘This 1s probably owing to the fact that great numbers of tne c)lored peopl in our midst have come froin the South, wire the example of the chivalry gave them a pexchint for its mur- derous use. Even at the present moment it would | Seem that the chivairy’ bave again taken to thet | cli Weapon, and are discarding the use of the pistol. But that it 18 & dangerous and unlucky Weapon to carry in New York will ve found on the trial 0. the Inan Kvaus, and the SENTENCE OF JUDGE BEDFORD, after Evans’ conviction in the Court of General Sese sious, the full particulars of which We subjoin:— THE TRIAL OF CHARLE> EVANS CHARGED WITH STAB BING CHARLES CHAPPEL. The most Interesting case disposed of yesterday in this court was @ charge of lous assault pre- ferret against a notorious characier named Thomas Evans by Charies Chappel, C tT! STIMONY. ippel testified thaton the night of the 20th of De ber, While standing at tie door of a sailors’ boarding house in Baxter’ s.reet, the prisoner came up Co hin, add after using an opprovious epitnes struck him with mis tist and then cut tin in tie ab- domen, shoulder and arms with 20%. ‘Yas wound in the stomach was so severe that tie intestines pro- traded, He went to a druggist sacd had the wounds dressed, aad Was under a doctor’ ‘The complainant, Who said jon, had hum arrested hour atterwards, TESTIMONY OF OFFICER MORGAN. OMcer Morgan testified that the prisoner came into the station house to have fis wound dressed and that he tound Chappel to a drag store with nis bowels hanging out. He prousht ain to the station house a soon as he couid, and upon exa mning lin he jound his clothes cut in three atierenc piaces, THE VRISONE«S STATEMENT. Thomas Evans, we accused, gave his version of the afiair, stating that when he Was passing through the door he saw Chappel and two or three others standing there; that ne Kind of touchel Quappel & little, Wacreupon the compiatnant shov threatened to “mash” hin in the mouth had a fight in the street, i on top of itm, aad the board car cig! ave (ae prsomer DO three-quarters of an days. per pulled him off, ‘The prisor J tiat ne saw Chappel havea k celved a cut in the nose; that one of his (Chappel’s) iriends bit at bin, and that he ran aw He accouated for the stab: bing of the complainant by saying that in the scuille some of Lis oWn friends must wave cut bin, THE DEVENCE. Manuel Gilbert, the boarding house keeper, stated that he saw the two men figitiug and others kicking at vans’ head, and heard Uhapp out, “Lai bbed.”” ‘fhe complainant ran away und the pri- fter Lim. Mr. McClelland sammed up the case for Evans. Assistant District Attorney Tweed followe | for tne People, presenting the ieading iacis in a clear and loreible inanner to the jury. Judge bedford stated to the jury, in his character: Astic clear and direct style of speech, the iaw appit- cable to the evidence aiduced oa bo h sides, and, afiec a few moments’ deuberation, the jary rendered a verdict of guilty of an assault with a dangerous weapon wit intent to do bodily harut Juuge Bedford, in passing nee, satd:— “vans, the jury lave done right in finding you guilty, dnd would have beea jusitiied ia finding a higher verdict. 1 learn trom odiver Morgan that you are a dingerous character, and that you have Served out two terms in the 3 Prison. Scarcely a day passes but the dually press us With the malicious aud reckiess use of the kolle. Kor the future protection of ail law-ab.ding euizens Lam a ail my power, on every regitimate and proper occasion, w mete out the extreme penaity ot tae law. ‘Enis wanton use of the kutle Can only be stopped, tn my vpiuton, by sper trials and prompt puuisiiments, tail and equal to the offence. Asan earnest fur my word L shali send you to the State Prison tor the term of five years.” This just sentence, pronounced upon a notorioua porate radlan spectable pol Willuive great sat- jon of the cemmu- character ana isfaction to the D uy. Tht much for the free use uf the katfe—knife or pistol, used in Infraction of the laws aud to the detri- juent or injury @/ their fellow men by offenders, Will ever meeb with condiva punishent at me hands of City Judge Bediord and Recorder Hackett, of the Court of General Sessions, Weal, GREAY WALKIN {From the Boston Herald, Jan. 8.) The great pedestrian leat of M turick, that of atiempting to walk 104 Consecuuve hours with. out rest, Which was commenced on ‘tuesday after- noon last, terminated suortly before twelve o'clock Saiurday mght, though a serious and nearly fatal mishap occurred to the pedestrian tn the course of the afleraoon. At just four o’ciock, wad when he had successiuily oplished ninety-seven and one guarter hours, he Was overcome by sheer exhau on aid Lelt inseusibie on the track. Krom ihe con- dition which he Wes in during ie entire day it was plainly evident rat tt Would be almost a wira- cle if he succeeved mm Making His tall ume. About noon he vegan to feel bad about tue head, the want of sieep produced by nervous proctratiou and acon. dition bordering on if not realizing Maacy. ‘Chis was mauiiest in the rambling and incolGreat manaer of Lis comversation, though, WIth the aesistuice of ins atteudauts, he kept oa its feet ull Lour o’ciock, that time, as he he end of ms lite track, he turned bis buck .o the Wail and reiused vo go on, and upon being urged lo Make anotiuer etiort Le fell to tle Noor as Msensin iit appirel.ly a3 lifeless aa though ne hud been shot torough the heart. pr. H. M. Perkins, of Uingham. who was in the hall at the time, immediately tendeved his services, and one or two other physicians Were sent or, Whu succeeded fu restoring partial Conscious .€38 alter haif an hour's rubbing and bataing. For ten ve Hiveen munates hs pulse ranged from fifteen vw tweuty-live per minute, but gradually rose to seventy-uve. He was tuen placed in a chair near the stove, and a carriage Was sent for to convey fim home; but whie waiung for it to arrive Le railied irom nits lethargy aud insisted upon resuming his journey, which had then been suspended un bourand & ball, though | be was eutlilod to fifteen miantes of that time, not | naviug take® but filteen miautes of the thirty | minutes allowed tim ior the twenty-four hours pre- vious, He then Went again upon the track and con. tinued to pace tie floor, making Up tic balance of 104 hour , wi.ch was done beiore tweive o'clock. When he had concluded he was taken ite an ante- where lis swo} a ankles and blisiered fet were bated and ar , and he was haaily twken | home tn a carriage. From the time o; resuming his Walk ill the close lis bead was in & mucd beiter condiuion, though he suffered greatiy irom the pains in his back, legs and feet. He atiiibutes his fainting toa dizziness, caused by Wearing a tight Hing cap, which was drawn dowWa over his eyes to protect them, causimg Niu to ivok upon tie Mvor uuriag the entire day, The feat accomplished was certulaly wonderful, and one whict he will not care to again atvempt. A large crowd was in attendance auriog the evening, and McEtirick was loudly cheered as he Wound up Bis tusk. PERSONAL NOTES. Paul Morphy ts now practising law in New Or- leans, aad hardly ever plays chess. The mayor of Corry, Va., 18 & sportsman. deer aud tired, Lt was a dear shot, tora $3 herse Davia, formerly meniber of Con- econd lows district, was strickes sidonee in Bikader, o@ the Hon. Timoih Wito paralysis at i daughiers, charged with having caused tho death of | 20th uit, his ri,bt side Jrom Lead to i90t belie Dar+ Camden, alygzeu. a young Jady in puuth Ci