The New York Herald Newspaper, January 14, 1871, Page 3

WASHINGTON. Another Great Fraud Upon the Government Exposed. & Two Hundred Thousand Dol- lar Fee Lost. ‘ WMPLICATION: OF A CABINET OFFICER, ; Reorganization of the Internal Revenue Bureau. New Yorker's Plan for the’ Revival of American Commerce, a rv Ph sathong Lally WAsnineton, Jan, 13, 1871, Awother Immense Frand Exposed—A Snag ,Salf Million at Stake—A ‘Cabinet Odticer ‘The resolution offered yestérday tn the House by Mr. Dawes, instructing the sixth Auditor not to pass upon and issue a warrant to: George Unorpen- ‘Bing for $443;000, on account of an old claim for carrymg tne matis from Sait Lake Vity to San Prancisco;'until the matter could be investigated, fas created quite an excitement and fut tering in high -oficial ana private circles. 1 has’ been developed today that a Joint resolution was pushed through Congress on the 15th of July last, the day of adjournment, au- thorizing and directing the Postmaster General to Yhvestigate and adjust this claim, under the provi- sions of an act of Congress passed in 1867 relative to jorpenning’s contract on post route No. 12,801, in- Guding damages for the curtaliment and annaiment of the contract. ‘This joint resolution reserved the right of appeal trom the Postmaster General to the Court of Claims, aud was shtewdly worded to hoodwink Congressional espionage. My. Earl, late First Assistant, Postmaster General, and the old law partner of the Postmaster General, was the attorney for Mr. Chorpenntag, and, it is said, enginecred the joint resoiution through Con- gress. Iu pursuance of the terms of this resolution | Mr, Earl had the matier investigated and adjusted by the Post Uilice Department, pressing tt with such pertiuacity as to cause the Postmaster General to allow the claim to pass, aud he thereupon ordered the Sixth Auditor to audit the account for $443,000, and Bign his warrant on the Treasury therefor, No ap- Propriation was ever made for this disbursement by Congress, and it 1s supposed the money would have Deen taken from the General Post OMce fund and made up in. the deficiency bill for general ana inci- dental expenses. AS a consequence the Sixth Aa- *‘ditor, upon this perémptory order, was upon the point of issuing a draft on the Treasury when the ‘matter curiously leaked out, notwithstanding stren- fous efforts of secrecy. The resolution of Mr. Dawes was a bombshell in the camp and took the luterested parties considerably by surprise. ‘rhe gum of $200,000 was to be paid by Cnorpenning as attorney fee, and came within an ace of being pocketed by bis counsel and divided up by the par- ~tes that had charge of the scheme. It is asserted by Promment Congr that this claim is one of the “Worst cases of nism that has ever been pressed ‘against the government; that the sum of $100,000 4 "had previously been paid upon it, and that both Post- imastet Generals Biair and Randafl had decided ad- Yergely upon the claim in the most peremptory man- Der, Eighteen thousand dollara was paid to Chor- penning last spring under some sort of adjastment ‘of the clam, and but for the merest accident the Breasury would have been mulcted yesterday to the sane: of: nearly half a million It ts stated ‘om high authority that the Sixth Auditor was not entirely satisfied with the matter, but would have -obeyed the peremptory order of the Postmaster Gen- ‘Gra aaa matter of official Outy. Now thas the affair “has been fully broached it Is the intention of Mr. Dawes and Congress to give it the severest and most searching scrutiny, and rumors are rife that a Cabinet officer inay see ft to resign before the mat- ter is finaily disposed of. Executive Committee of the Union League. The Executive Committee of the Union League of America held a meeting this evening at Willard’s Hotel, at which there were present:—Governor Newell, of New Jersey, Chairman; Governor Geary, Oolonel Stokes; Messrs, Asper, of Missouri; Clark, of Texas; Alexander, of New York; Rich, of Maryland; Rainee, of North Carolina; Newcomb, Texas; Coox, of the D.strict of Coiambia, and others. Governor “Newell was elected Chairman for the ensuing year, and Thomas G. Baker, of New York, Secretary. After the transaction of routine business speeches were made by gentlemen from all sections of the country, discussing the interests of the League. Satisfactory * accounts were given of the operations and prosperity of the State leagues, especially in the Southern - States, It was resolved to extend its operations, a determination concurred tn by all the speakers, To- morrow & committee, consisting of Governor Geary, President of the National Council; Governor Newell, Chairman, and the rest of the Exe- eutive Oomimittee, will wait upon the President and Qabinet oMicers to confer respecting the fature operations of the League. This mornmg Governor Newell, Mr. Alexander and Mr. Rich, a committee appomted at the annual meeting of the National League, waited upon the President to con- fer respecting the operations of the League through- out the-couatry. The subject was talked over in 9 # famillar way by the President, and in concluding the interview he assured the committee he was heartily ‘willing to co-operate with the League in all measures calculated to advance the interests of the republican party. Reorganization of the Internal Revenue Bureau. “ ‘The order of Commissioner Pleasonton reorganiz- © Se & ¥ NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEED tricts of the Stave and to urge the revention of such officials in the a8 would be most likely to. promote the welfare. of ei hy f i! AL i E pil A L [ i i 3 g E i Rowan to be Vice Admiral was hot taken up. Ben Wade Entertained by Senator Chandler, Senator Chandler gave an elegant dinner this evening at his mansion on H street, in honor of his friend Ben Wade. There were present a number of prominent Senators, mostly the old time friends of Judge Wade, with their ladies, ‘The Womnn Suffrage Convention. ‘The session of the National Convention of Woman Suffragists to-day was of a business character, the time being occupied in hearing reports from dele- gates from different’ parts of the country. Mrs, Paulina “ Davis presidea, and called upon o Mrs. Brooks, of Chicago, to tell the story of the progress of suffrage in the North- west, Mrs. Breoks being unaceustomed to public speaking, ylelded the floor to a Mr. Jones, who ven- tured the opinion that the great Northwest would be ready to recognize women’s claims to the ballot be- Tore another Presidential election. Now, asjMr. Jones 13.8 diminutive fellow, Mrs. Brooks came to the con- clusion that it Would not do to allow herself to be out-talked by one of the masculine gender, and she again took the floor, proclaiming that Chicago was ‘all right on the great question of the day. The of woman’s suffrage in that city numbered over six hundred faithfal advocates canvassers: and their missionary work was yielding good re- sults. The Chairman, admonished by Mrs. Brooks? extended remarks, stated that speakers must con- fine themselves to the eubject of teporting upon the “progress of the cause and limit their speeches to ten minutes., Mrs, M. E. Post, of Wyoming Territory, gave @ glowing account of ‘he condition of things in the far West, and said her experience in casting. the ballot had been of the most pleasant character. She did not find the men uncivil at the polls; on the contrary, they were more quies and polite since the ‘women voted than before they enjoyed the right of suffrage. Short addresses were delivered by Miss Susan 8. Anthony, J. C. Stebbins, of Michigan; Mrs, Eihs, Mrs, Hookers, Mrs. Grifing, Miss Peckham and others, The Convention adjourned at an early hour, and the lobbyists proceeded to the Capitol to con- tinue the work of converting Congress to their views. Encouragement of Iron Shipbuilding. ‘The folowing is the @f John Roach, or New York, prosented by: Conkling yesterday, praying for the passage of an act for the encourage- mentof tron stipbullding and ‘the formatipn of a Ime of first class iron steamships, To TBR Bononasis = aND Hovss or BBYRESENTA’ THEY, ER Stares OonGuRss ASSEMBLED*— ~ 6 pale, leave most respectfully to represent that our country, with its vast extent of territory, with our forests of timber, our immense fields of coal aud iron, our great length of sea coast, with a large pro- ortion of our population inclined to gain their live- iihood on the Ocean, has the advantage over an: other nation, and should become the greatest mari- time power of the world. After demonstrating this fact to the world in the first seventy years of our ex- istence 28 @ nation, and Lecoming ‘the carriers on the ocean of one-third of the commerce of the world, forthe reason that we performed the service economically and satisfactorily, the question. is how asked why our has disappeared irom the ocean, and this profitable business is done in for- ships, under foreign, flags, enriching other na- tons, wave our Own Country, although furnisbing by far the largest proportion of the business, derives none of the benefits arising therefrom? It would be well for us to consider, wit @n annually increasing production of grain, cotton, &c., for the European markets, whether we shall concede at once this busi- ne with its profits, to foreign capitalists, or shall ake an effort to rescue it from their grasp and ven- ent our Pee merchants, mechanics and the mation at large. If this condition of our commerce only affected the shipbuilder and those im- mediately connected with the business of fit- u out ships we might be inclined to say, 28 ourexports and imports are expeditiously and economically transported, let it remain where it 1s; Dut the question 01 silj and shipowning ig'a national one, its 3 prosperity aifecting ali classes ofindustry. {ts decline 1s generally attributed to the following reasons:—First, the cost in this country of bul the ship; second, the destruction caused by the Alabama and similar vessels; third, the gre: revolutron which has taken piace in the substituttol ofiron for wood; the capttal required for the suc- csssiui establishment of an tron ship yard, awith the proper machinery, although not geuerally known to those unfamiliar with the details, being ten times gceater than that required for wood, ‘There 1s yet, | think, One greater difficulty, seldom advanced, which 18 the encouragement given to commerce by foreign nations concentrating large amounts of capital in forming steamship lines, and to-day the prineipal carrying business of Great Britain on the ocean is ner. the I sige lines which she has so Itberally ai to establish; in fact, it is but the repetition of what is occurring here and elsewhere on the land—that of large railroad corpo- rations controlling the business df the smaller ones, 1 will nere give a minute statement of the substan- tial aid given by Great Britain to her steamship Sermons Hons re Oriental Company was o1 wed im 1840, and in 1840 estabhshea the East India ‘ng the Internal Revenue Burean will be made known to-morrow. It is stated that this order dis- penses with the services of a chief clerk or super- ‘visor ofthe bureau, a pogition heretofore filled by Mr. D. C. Cox, of Ohio, and the d&alls of this office will be divided among the three department Commissioners. Clifford Thomson, formerly firat deputy collector under General Pleasonton in New York, will ve chief of revenue and detectives, and assist General . Pleasonton in the discharge of his oficial dutes, ‘There will algo bea reassignment of clerks, and in - ‘the arratigement of the plan the Commissioner has im view a reduction of the clerical force of the bureau. The object to be attained is to reduce the Coat of the internal revenue proportionate- Jy With the decreage in the amount collected. To this @nd ascistant assessors are being discharged daily. oon as the President can determine upon the plan , fob consolidating the revenue districts a number of ‘the higher grade of oMciais wil. be mustered ont of ‘thie civil service army. Altogether it is estimated shat the entire reduction will diminish the expenses -of collecting the revenue $2,000,000 per annum. ) M¥ed Douglass Invited to Accompany the St. 2 Dominge Commission. The visit of Fred Douglass to the Executive Man- on yesterday was at the request of the President, t and. the object was to invite Mr, Douglass to accom- pany the commissioners to St. Domingo’ in the empactty of 8 journalist—Fred ts the editor and pub- , diaher-of the New Era, the organ of the Africans, and ; lavor of the annexation of St. Domingo. Hé told Prealdent he would cheerfully serve him in any » Way that was in his power, but his personal busi- mes@ required him to remain in Washington, just * atthis time, and that he could not leave here with- out detriment to his own future. Thanking the Premdent tor his confidence, he suggested that one of bis 80n8 Would dunbtiess be glad to Visit St. Do- mingo, whereupon the President readily accepted the proposition and tdid him to designate which one should represent nim on the expedi- ‘ tion. To-day Mr. Douglass addressed a letter to the Beoretary of te Treasury asking if service, via Suez, Bombay and Calcutta, to China, at a subsidy of $1,121,500 perannom for monthly tps, subsequently in todoubie the amount for semi-monthly trips. English ships to the western Scien nate gine ried eh 1c F al a in 1860 the Roya: Matl Steam Packet ce pany bens in separate subsidy of $1,360,000, In geaeny, commenced annui insuMclent, in°841 The’ substay $550,000 per ange But even Om] aga! sso abled the company tinued, and in 1862 increased making 104 trips per annum. fom tne goean before the WAR and uote tease e tinuation it avalled itself ef the z crease its strel commerce on the ocean. been established, which fear no competitors. facts prove the W1 of the policy of santas Tor she has not ant coomompicnl ‘ransportation and if, but has been enabled Subsidy of this line tO comparatively nothing. oui $9,275 a tp, , sant eating aovarts of Sete cks, amounting by 2. Chief of Bureau of Construction, the same year, says:—‘We have no conventences or bf rege whatever for ae Ce vedo yo the hulls of Iron armored vesgels, of which me ‘or aggresa- ive wi must hereafter be main! na Tioue wigio we nave neither Dolouina’ to tue roy. He “8 & PH eH é i 4 < i E ; 3 e Hf 3 ie EEEE He i a : i ee [ a2, al i H 4 4 BB steamers, fitted for our trade, in value amounting to $25, 008, , with a large commission offered for the sale of them, althoug it was well known that not one of them coulda be disposed of here without a change in those laws. Whatever benefits may be derived from your legislation for the restoration of our mercantile marine must be directly shared in by the commeretal, manufacturing and mining ioter- ests, Whose prosperity again directly contributes to that of our entire population. What we need to-day is some encouragement from Congress to ald our merchants in buikling up a fieet of iron steamers, to educate our own mechanics and retain our cupital in the country; and to this end I would most re- spectfully but earnestiy petition Congress to pass an act for the encouragement of tron shipbuliding and the formation of @ line of first class tron steamers. Message trom the President on the Condition of the South, At the close of the executive session to-day the | Vice President laid before the Senate the following Message, which was ordered to lie on the tavie and to be printed:— To THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STaTES:— In reply to the resolution of the Senate of the 16th of December, 1870, requesting to be furnished with information relative to the organization of dis- loyal persons im North Carolina pacing in view the resistance of the United States laws, the denial of protection and of the enjoyment of the rights and liberties secured under the United States, &c., 1 transmit herewith abstracts of reports and other papers on file in the War Department relative to the outrages in North Carolina, and also tor the information of the Senate those relative to outrages in the ouher Southern States, The original reports and papers are too voluminous to be copied in season to be used by the present Congress, but are easily accessible for ‘reference, and coples of such papers can be furnished as the Senate may deem ns le U. & GRANT, Exmcuries anbiON, Jan. 13, 1871. The abstracts and reports extend in date from 1867 to 1870, On anexamination of the recor it appears that many of the papers im regard ty out- Tages, murder, &c., Committed in Southern States, were referred to the commanding generals of the several military divisions and departments where the occurrences took place, and that others were submitted to the Secretary of War from time to time, and were not returned; but the principg! mat- ter relative to these outrages is contained in docu- ments accompanying the Message, Minister Schenck Serenaded. Minister Schenck was serenaded this evening at his residence by the Marine Band, under the auspi- ces.of the Ohio Republican Association, Scoretary Delano, and the me mbers of the Ohio Congressional delegation and other officials were present. . Gen- eral Garfield, as spokesman, after an allusion to the appointment as a fitting climax to an unusually successful career, of twenty- five years im the public service, cordially bade the new Minister, in behalf of those present, “God speed” on his new mission. General Schenck briefly expressed his acknowledgements, and inu- mated that in public life it had been his invariable rule when about to take action, first, to inquire and @scertain his duty, and then to seek to follow out that duty as near as he could. He made norefe- rence to any instructions or,intended course of action. The St. Domingo Question Before the Cabinet. ‘The Cabinet session to-day was'’of three hours’ du- ration, most of the time being devoted to a discus- sion of matters relative.te the St. Domingo Confed- eration. Ex-Senator Wade was present during a Portion of the session and took part in the dis- cussion. The question of allowing representatives of the press to accompany the expedition was talked over and it was determined to leave the matter of furnishing permits to accompany the Com- Mission to the Secretary of the Navy. Ailan A. Burton, of Kentuefy, has been appointed to, and has accepted the office of, secretary of the Commission, in the place of General Sigel, declined. The Vacant St. Domingo Commissionership Filled. Dr. Samuel G. Howe, of Boston, has been tendered the vacant Commisstonership to St. Domingo. Speaker Biaine’s Reception. ‘The first public reception of Speaker Blaine took place to-night. He was assisted by Mrs. Blaine ia the reception of numerous guests, including many persons of distinction, with the ladies of their re- spective families; a number of them also attena- ed the first card reception of Secretary and Mrs. Fish to-night. There was, as heretofore, a large representation of foreign Ministers, Cabinet and army and navy officers, members of Congress and others of prominence, including Vice President Colfax and Minister Schenck. The spacious pariors were densely crowded. In the early part of the evening there was music by a band. he Nomination for Land Office Commis- sioner. ‘The Senate Committee on Pablic Lands postponed action on the nomination of Mr. Drummond to be Commussioner of the Land Office till next Friday, ‘and agreed to report favorably on the nomination of Mr. Hardenburg as Surveyor General of Call- fornia. Change in Navy Yard Contractors. The contract for supplying the Brooklyn and Chartestion Navy Yard seach with 208,000 fect of live oak timber, which was awarded to Robert Gifford, of New Bedford, Mass., has been declined by him, and the Secretary of the Navy to-day awarded it to Walter H. Pearson, of Philadelphia, and 8, P. Brown, of this city. The amount of the contract is about $500,000, Duties on Imported Spirits. (@The Secretary of the Treasury appeared before the ‘Ways and Means Committee to-day to urge that a change be made in the tariff bill of last year with re- ference to the duties on brandy, gin and rum. It appears that there is some diacrepancy in the law which admits of a different constraction. Some collectors have construed the law as meaning two dollars and a half on gin and two dollars on brandy andram. In order to settle the matter the Secre- tary asks the committee to make the duty uniform at two dollars @ gallon ou all imported spirituous Lquors. FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Third Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 1871, CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDBVEN- DENCE. Mr. Scorr, (rep.) of Pa., presented a communica- tion from committees representing the Pennsylvania Legislature, Common Council and Franklin Insit- tute of Philadelphia, giving reasons why the celebra- Won of we cenpennial Anulversary Of the indepey- dence should be held at Philadelphia, July 4, 1876, Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. PUBLICATION OF GOVERNMENT BECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. Mr, THURMAN, (dem.) of Ohio, submitted a reaolu- tion directing the Secretary of the Treasury to inform the Senate whether an account of the receipte and expenditures of the government for any fiscal year since that ending June, 1860, has been published as required by the constitution and laws, and if not, why not? An Socompauying. preamble recites the juirements of the ion on the subject. ir. BUERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, objected to the pre- wont consideration of the resolution, when it was over, GOVERNMENT WORKS IN NORTH CAROLINA, On motion of Mr. ABBor?, (rep.) of N. C., the Seo- f War was requested to inform the Senate in relation to the of the works near the mouth of the Cape river, North Carolina. OORAN CABLES. On motion of Mr. Witt1aMs, (rep.) of Oregon, the Senate took up the House resolution for a jot osire BAYARD, (lem) of. Del, sald. th passage of » BAYARD, (em.) ., Bald the o1 the resolution through the House had been effected, Be would not say in an underband way, but cer- tainly Without that honorable degree of deliberation whi bs easential to the dignity of public busi- Re le was not willing to consider hastily a reao- Branch of Con; which’ had been #lipped through another gress. He preferred to await somé Hapainaes exprvantin oF the sense of the House on ‘Mr, WILSON (rep.), of Mass,, remarted that ocean cable enterprises were deserving of encouragement; therefore he wanted defimte action on the subject. Mr. WILLIAMS denied any intention to anticipate re! by the House looking to a nullifica- toh of its action mm the resolution. He was Satisfied the House w ‘not reconsider its action; bat after what had been’ sald he would not press the matter. EXECUTIVE SESSION. ‘The Senate then wean into executive session, and subsequently adjourned until Monday. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 1870, PRIVATE BILLS REPORIED AND PASSED. ‘The House proceeded. to the consideration of private bills. Billa were reported from the Committee on Claims and passed, for the relief of Charlies Pomeroy, late Tecelver of public moneys at Fort Dodge, Iowa; of Joseph 8. Finch & Co,, of Pittsburg, Pa. ; of Henry A, Messenger, of Shelby county, Mo. ; of the Ken- tueky University ; of Rey. BenjaminiF. Perky, of in- diana; of Henry Ul!man, of the Third Indiana Cav- alry ; of John C. MeChristian and Jeremiah D. Skeen, of Indiana ; of Henry ¢lay Wiliams, late receiver of public moneys at Eau Clatre, Wis.; of H. W. Durgin and others ; of Joseph Anderson, of Davidson county, ‘Tenn.; of Mary A, Ripley, an army nurse ; of Willlam M, Henry, of Hawkins county, Tenn., and of Peter J, Bursell, of Kane county, Ill. FIVE PER CENT FUNDING BONDS, Mr. Hoorkr (rop.), of Masa. from tne Committee of Ways and Means, reported back tae Scnate Dill authorizing the increase of the five per cent funding bonds to 000,000, interest payable quarterly, with amendments leaving the payment of the In- terest quarteriy to the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasnry, and providing that the total amount of fanding bonds shall not be increased. The amendments were agreed to and the Dill Passed. PAYMENT OF A NORTH CAROLINA MEMBER, The Speaker laid before the House 9 communica- tion irem the Sergeant-at-Arms inquiring whether Mr. Manning, from North Carolina, was entitied to his pay as Representative from the date of his elec- tion or from the date of the deatn of his predecessor. Referred to the Judiciary Committee, PAYMENT OF TRRASURY OFFICIALS. Mr, Dawes, Cs, ).a6 Mass., introduced a bill to equalize the salaries of oflicers of the Treasury De- partment. Refer! to the Committee on Appro- priations, ‘The bilt was prepared by the Secretary and the sal- aries are proposed ig be fixéd as follows from the 1st of July next:—Assistant Secretaries, $5,000; Chief Clerk, $3,500; nine clerks, to be designated as chiefs of divisions, inthe Secretary’s office, $2,800; ten chief clerks of divisions, in the Secretary’s office, $2,000; one piocograntets tm the Secretary's office, 2,500; Assistant Treasurer at Washington, $4,000; eashier of the Treasurer’s Office, $3,500; assistant cashier of the Treasurer’s office, $3,000; chief clerk of the Treasurers ofMce, $2,500; five chiefs of divisions In the Treasurer's office, 600; Register of. sury, $4,000; puty Comptroller of tant Register, 000; De the Currency, $3,000 q@@hief of the Statistical Bu- Peau, $3,000; econa mptroller, $4,000; Commis- sioner of Customs, $4,000; bp ctirend chitect, $6,000; Assistant Supervistl hitect, $3,500; six Auditors, each $4,000; Solicitor of the Treasury, 5 A $5,000; Assistant Solicitor, $3,000; ali the chief clerks, each $2,500, LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL. The House then, at twenty Pipeces of two o'clock, went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Scofleld in the chair, and reaumed thé consideration of the Legisiative, Executive and Judicial Appropriauon bill, The appropriations for the Departments of Agri- uilbare abut jucation gave rise to prowacted rit cussion, On the subject of education Mr, Hoar, (rep.) of Mass., declared that there were more ignorant peo- ple to-day in the District of Cofumbia than in the ‘whole Kingdom of Sweden, and that out of a popu- lation OF 800, 000 peregps, v4) Territories, Wluch were under the exclusive’ jm iction of Congress, there were only 40,000 children being educated in schools, England had sad, “We want men to work for us, and to do it they must ve thoroughly edu- cated.” Russian had” satd, “We want men to fight for us, and to do that they must be educated,” and the United States w: now saying, “We want men to govern us, but the: is no need at all of their be1ug educated.’ Ali over the South the colored people were stretching out their hands to the government and saying, “Tell us how we may acquire the information and inteitl- gence that will lit us to discharge the higa functions of freemen.”” Mr. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohio, referred to the prison Statistics, showing that ninety-elght per cent of the cruninals had learned no trade or handicraft and that preAly four per cent of them had not learned to read, Mr. FARNSWORTH, (rep.) of IIL, thought that if the arguinent Was worth anything it would Justify the isament by Congress of « department of ine- rather than of a bureau of education. Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N. Y., moved to strike out the whole paragraph relating to the Bureau of Educa- lion, aud remarked that a party was coming into power which would regulate that bureau by abolish. ing it. He argned that the commendation which the American system of common schools nad re- ceived abroad was owing to the fact that education had been provided for by the States, counties, cities, townships and villages mstead of by a federal cen- tral power, Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Mass., sald that although his State could derive no bveneft from the Burean of Education, he would vote to sustain that bureau for the sake of those parts of the Union which had no in of free common schools. ‘oX’s motion to strike Out the paragraph was rejected. Wit..out going further on the bill the committee Tose. SETTLEMENT OF THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. Mr. BUFINGTON, (rep.) Of Mass., introduced @ bill providing fora commussion to audit ail ciaims tor damages by the steamers Alabama, Shenandoah, Florida and Georgia, with their tenders, and fo the issuing Of bonds of the United States for the payment ‘eol. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Al- THE COLORED CADET AT WEST POINT. Mr. PORTER, (rep.) of Va., asked leave to offer a Tesolution directing the Committee on Malltary Af- fairs to inquire What legislation ts necessary to pre- vent Cadet Sintth, of the West Point Military Acad- emy, from being ill-treated and persecuted’ on ac- count of hts color, Mr. RANDALL, (dem.) of Pa.—Let him behave him- elf. Mr. CONNOR, (dem.) of Texas, objected, ‘The House then, at half-past four, adjourned until to-morrow. KILLED BY A FALL FROM A BUILDING. About five o’elock last evening a fearfal accident befel a workman on the First National Bank buin- ing, in Paterson. He was a tinman, named Bepja- min Collins, and was engaged in putting en a zinc cornice, when the board upon which he was standing tilted and dropped him off. He fell down the side of a smooth brick wall @ distance of over eighty feet, striking upon some stones and sand. Death was instantaneous. Deceased was forty-five years of age, and has a wife and five children living m New York city. He was foreman for Messrs, Fisher Brothers, of Forsyth street, New York, for whom he had worked for twenty years. In his fall he attempted to catcn hold of a man directly under him, and came very near pulling him down. ALLEGED COUNTERFEITER ARRESTED. John Leland, a notorious “‘shover of queer,’ was arrested on Sixth avenue yesterday afternoon by detective Rellly, of the Fifteenth precinct, and a detective in the employ of Colonel Whitley, charged with passing counterfeit money, The prisoner, who isa coach driver, Was seated on bis coach atthe time of the arrest, and succeeded in dragging de tective Reilly nearly two blocks before he could stop his horses. He was finally taken before Colonel Whitley, at his oMfce in Bleecker street, and trans- ruity of pasung’ a, largo. "astount. of spurious a ‘amount is froney. le was arraigued betore Commissioner ‘Whitehead, of that city, and committed to the Essex County Jai for trial MAYHEM, William Thompson, colored, of 535 Broome street, yesterday afternoon amused himself by biting off the under lp of Willtam Van Winkle, of 213 West Twenty ninth street, during a discussion at the cor- ner Of Spring aud Laurens streets, Thompson ley was arrested by officer Wilson, of the Eighth pre- | einct, and will be arraigned before Justice at Jefferson Market this morning “POLITICAL FREEDOM.” Lecture by Algernon 8, Sullivan. Mr. Algernon 8, Sullivan lectured last evening be- fore the Eighteenth Ward William M. Tweed Asso- lation, in the hall of the association, Third avenue, between Twenty-second and Twenty-third streets, on “Political Freedom.” He said the remarks he had to make were particularly appropriate to the members of that association, for in or- ganizations such as theta was to be found the germ of political freedom. Without an appreciation of public interests there could be mo organization, and the work of Politics was best performed, not during @ heated canvass, but by the formation of opinions and the political faith engendered in familiar meet- ings from week to week. Political freedom meant the will of the people, the possession by each citi- zen of @ freeman’s rights—liberty to think, speak and act without trammel of any sort, and pro- tection of life and property by wise laws framed by the people themselves. This freedom was se- cured only by eternal vigilance, When men lose their interest in politics—not, however, the; politics of the greedy politictan— THD FIRST’ SIGN OP A NATION'S DECAY is given, Just asthe first speck upom the fruit marks {ts approaching rottenness, In looking back at tne history of nations in order te discover traces of free- dom ast ages, thefe 18 one country e5] that abebrbs anention. for there poopie tough and established freedom in iis truest coun- try Was ancient Greece; and tho im many ways there was @ difference between _ olvilizaion of that country in her glorious genith and the civilization of modern was times, thera in Greece the true spirit of iil » NO Dae Uon bad ever risen to a higher Cay of per- Jection in political freedom than did the people of Athens, Fa a in A pe eet aimed & appreciation of the Pa ee In Athens every man was elt- gible to the highest office and had tl Renee in his turn of sitting in the jury, which, unlike that of our times, was sBuponed Of from 600 to 2,000 men, Who constituted a political association and did the work of judges. The object of the jury being so = was to protect the weak from the strong, to make as many citizens a8 possible, without bias, consider the charges preferred, ascertain the whole story and then adjudicate, Thus was formed @ political asso- clation, in which citizens became deeply interested in affairs that concerned the general weal. Free- dom in ancient Rome tm the same way grew to be sacred. During the long centuries that had inter- yeue when feudal institutions were imposed upon entire peoples and the baron owned the live of a min, TRE LIGHY OF LIBERTY well nigh went out; but fortunately there were some Tree cities in which the spirit: of freedom was not crushed, and through means of which it was borne down along the stream of ume. This spirit, then, was well worth cherishing; nowhere could its Intiu- ence be more fully extended than here in New York, which was «lestined to be the political centre ot the world, and where were congregated men from every cilme and country, speaking every tongue, and Knowing legends of the sad oppression ana tyranny Ol almost every part of the globe. It was the demo- cratic party that met these men with a fmendly hand and showed them how by PURITY OF LEGISLATION the citizen was a freeman. it was for the citizen, by taking an interest in political measures, to secure @ coptinuance of this political freedom. He had often heard it said by adversaries that the sratute books contained Jaws which would leaa of them- selves to corruption and vice, but he had often cual Jenged republicans to point to a single statute en- acted by the democratic party that did not encour age morality and tend to prevent crime. He could show, though, on the statute books laws assed = by «republicans = which were conceived In iniquity. by the democratic party of tins country—miade for the people and by them. Hence there was reason to preserve that cofe, and by onward, pressing, ever vigilant watching to secure a continuance of ‘the political freedom they ape He trusted asso- clations like that in the Eighteenta ward would Spring up ali over the city. A tew other genticmen, members of the associa- Pre also spoke briefly at the colclusion of the jecture, in sin and brought forth ‘The best code of morals was tnat made STADT THEATER—‘“FAUST.» New York, vast, wealtby, metropolttan, full of theatres, artistic and literary clubs and associations, and fond of magnificence as’ she 1s, may, without disparagement to what else is taking place within her limits to exalt the taste and refine the manners of the multitude, well be proud of the spectacie which real genius is nightly presenting in the noble interpretation of the great dramatists and poets of Germany at the Stadt theater. We have faithfully made the record of this fine revival of the legitimate drama in that direction auring the ; ast week, and bave written with warmth, but not, by any means, unduly so, of the talents of the Grau company and of the profound impression they have Produced, Evening alter evening we have seen the immense house, scarcely inferior in dimensions to the Academy of Music, crowded with audiences whose enthusiasm reveals @ new pase in the Ger- man character; the stage bestrewn with bouquets, the artists recatled again and again, and the thousands present rising in thelr places and expressing their delight aloud with one impulse and with overpow- ering volees. Yesterday, as we had predicted, crowned the week in this respect. Quite early in the day every seat in the Stadt theater had been sold, and jong before eight P. M. the interior offerea asight which is rarely rivalled even in America, Parquet, boxes, tiers and galleries ahove galleries were packed close almost to the very ceiling, all the front ranks flashing and glowing with feminine loven- ness and rich adornment; but interspersed through these parterres of living bloom were remarkable numbers of fine intellectual heads which time had Wreathed with silver. In inany ranges whole fami- hes could be seen in groups together, grandparents of threescore and ten holding their great granidchil- dren on their knees where sitting room was scarce. This by itself formed to American eyes a novel, and yet, among Germans, a characteristic scene, and the animation and brightness {t imparted to the aspect of the “house were ag indescribable as they were delightful. Whole parties of triends and nelghbors had come thither from distant localities, Wilbamsburg, Morrisania, Jersey, &c., &C., to- gether, and very many others would hardly reach their homes im atwo hours’ ride by cars from the entrance of the playhouse, At eight o'clock every cor- ner, every duorway, every stair, every projection of woodwork, every spare beneh and stool was occu- pled, nur was there any ** satis’? to the “‘jame,” even in the corridors, To meet this human flood the management had done its best, and a heartier, hap- pier, more exhilirating auditory has seldom ‘glad- dened the gaze of an artist on this side of the At lantic. Of Goctne’s superb yet weird con- ceptions, as he has combined them in Faust and Mephtstoptieles—the fool of science clogged with carnal sense and the ideal of the tempting demon, who at some time In their lives be- sets all men, enough has been written to furnish forth a separate literature. We shall not venture to add to it and to ovr own former comments here. Ail that we need to say for the guidance of the 3 THE LOSS OF THE SAGINAW, Full Particulars of the Distressing Calamity. Her Going to Ocean Island ag Drrand of Mercy. Striking the Recf—Vain Effort to Back Hey Off—Commencing to Break Up. MAKING THE BEST OF THE SITUATION, The HERALD special correspondent at San Fran- cisco sends some additional and very interesting, details regarding the loss of the United Stated steamer Saginaw. By his despatch it appears that) her going to Ocean Island was om an-errand of meroy, which fully accounts for her being out of her, direct course, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13, 1871, The United States steamer Saginaw left this port for MidwWhy Island two months ago with orders ta. bring off the contractor's party, the appropriation lor improving the hgrbor having given out, She left Midway Island with the sald party on the after- noon of October 23. Captain Sicard had heard ra- Mors that some people were shipwrecked on Uceam Island and steered for it, intending to rescue them ifthe report proved correct. He gave onlers to go very slow, expecting to make the island next morn- ing. At twenty minutes past two o’clock om the 29th thé captain came on deck and ordered the mainsail taken in.and engine stopped, reducing’ speed to one and o haif knots, At three A. M. the oMfcer of the deck reported the wind fresh- ening and ship going two and a half knots, A few minutes later the lookouts reported breakers ahead. The engines were at once backed as hard as the low steam would allow, and the ne- cessary orders were given to place the ship’s head off shore, but the men of the watch appeared para- lyzed. All hands were at once called, and by areas exertions the topsail was taken iu. The engines were backing, but there was not sufficient steam to send her astern agalust wind and sea.. The topsail was used, but just as it was bolsted up the steamer struck. It was searcely ten minutes after she was thrown. upon the reef before the vessel bilged, and she at’ once filled with water. in one hour afterwards she broke in two forward, aad it became evident that 1 would not be long before the entire hull would go to pieces, The swell ou the reef was very heavy, Washing completely over the vessel, and all saw that not much time was to be lost. On account of the steamer not being diagonally braced her breaking up bechme much more rapid, All hands were at work saving all that could be saved. The boats were all safely 1owercd but one, and they were used in transporting provisions and other necessaries to the mbospitable shore. All the guns and other heavy articles sunk in deep water outside the reef, Paymaster’s money, safe and booksjand log book, saved. All government stores, men’s clothing, &¢,, lost. Most providentially all the officers and crew were landed m safety, and they were living in temporary huts, constructed of sails and awnings. It waa found that by going on quarter rations there had been saved provisions enough to last four months, ‘and it was so ordered. It was on the day after the wreck that Lieutenant Talbot volunteered to take a boat and go to Hono- lulu—one thousand miles distant—for assist. ance, and Commander Sicard, in his of- cial report, bears testimony to the courage and noble conduct of this gallant young officer, who after days of suffering, Was about accomplishing big errand of being able to send relief to his shipwrecked companions, whea he anfortunately lost hia life, The Hawattan steamer Kilama, which was de spatched by the Uylted States Minister at the Sandwich Isiands, is expected at Honolulu on her return from Ocean Island about the 12th inst., and unless Commander Sicard has succeeded tn communicating with the China steam- er, we shall probably hear of their rescne some time during this month or in the early part of Feb- ruary. Should the China steamer have taken them off they may be heard from first at Japan. The above contains all the information we have here concerning the loss of the Saginaw, and there is nothing new at Honolulu. HER OFFICERS, In addition to the list of officers of the Saginaw before published in the HfRALp, we have the nanies of James K. Cogswell, of Wisconsin, and Perry Garst, of IMinois, Ensigns. Omicial Despatch to the War Department. The following tg the second oilicial despatch con- cerning the Sagihaw’s loss, but it contains nothing that has not heretofore been published in the HERALD:— WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 1871. ‘The Secretary of State has received a Sermenn from the United States Minister at Honolutu, at that place December 27, received by way of San. Francisco, saying the steamer Saginaw was wrecked on Ocean Island Octeber 29. All hands were saved, with three months’ provisions, quarter rations. Water, seal and birds were abundant. On the 18th of Nove:nber ~ boat was sent to Hono- lua to obtain relief, with William Halford, John Andrews, James Muir and Peter Francis. On De- cember 19 the boat was upset in the surf. at the Island of Kanal, and all except Halford were drowned. Ali the bodies were recovered with the excepuion of tiat of Francis. Halford reachea Honoluu on the 24th of December, with atin case of despatches saved and forwarded by this mail. The Mint-ter says he has despatched a schooner and steamer, which sailed on the 24th and 26th of De- cember, with ample supplies for the rescued, general public in their choice of future intellectual pleasure was that in the confict een these influences, 80 grandly depicted by the dramatist, Gretchen (Marguerite), ine angelic creation that thetr strife evokes, then martyrs, and at last uplift to a blessed immortality through faitn and pardon, while the tempter and he whom he has made the betrayer sink baMed to their doom, walked the stage last evening the living, breathin; embodiment of gentleness, grace, tion, faith an trath which the magic of a master mind has made it, in the performance of Marie Seebach. While the leading artiste rose to the full height of her powers, the dramatic effects were incr and imp by the management. The Spirit of Earth aud the Gothic Chamber of Faust, in the first. act; the ca- rouse in the wine ceilar at Leipsic; the exquisite Garden Scene, and several other ing passages Were much emhanced by the resources of the Ger- man theatre. Mr. Dombrowskt in Faust and Yr. Harry in Mephistopheles were, as the rule has been @uring this new season, superior, by all ode as seen in Ne ids,. to their work lew York when they first came among Be and this remark applies to every detail. AJl wen by storm with tne audience, and at the closing mys- tery, typifying, in Marguerite’s final rescue, even in the agony of sin and death, at Cape, the most touch- ing and the sublimest thought of Christian nope and Promise, tuetr emotion was an event to be marked in the records of American art. Madame Seebach herself will probably never forget it. The hack- and expressed neyed words of ordinary praise would seem, to those who beheld it, but @ mma tome al Mosenthal’s, much a “Deborah,” with Mile. Veneta in tne title will clese the ‘week, to be followed & number of new Se i — Seebach never |. Coinmmenee wih “Rowen and Tubes” oh Monday nicht—a masterpiece in G ‘as in English, ‘we are to credit the judgment of. critacism. At all events, none who ! oe ee per- formances need hereafter it thelr po negligence for a ee aa that most appositely i nae Mephisto .thearer: Une grun des Lebecs'getdvet Butt FIRE IN JERSEY CITY. ‘The office of the Weekly Gazette, a paper published by W. D. McGregor, on Newark avenue, Jersey City, was almost entirely destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Owing to the prompt action of the firemen most of the print materials in the establishment were gavel. A 8i of water was turned on for the ocoasion, and the alarm telegrapa rendered pipe ‘The building was of wood, so shat ine Will hot exceed $1,500, surance, r Ninety- three persons from the wreck are on Ocean sland, THE LIBERAL CLUB. Mr.C. Moran on Division of Labor-A Radical Doctor Declares Political Economy “a Fraud? A highly intellectual audience of ladies and gen- tlemen assembled at the rooms of the “Liberal. Club,” Plimpton Hall, last evening, to hear Mr. Chas. Moran on “Division of Labor and Competition.” Mr. Moran, in an elaborate essay, ‘contended that the natural operation of the great law of supply and demand, unrestricted by legislation or artificial in- terference of any Kind, was sufficient to heal te eviis of society. From & politico-economical stand- point he was opposed to trades unions, as being Injurious in their tendencies and of no Pears be in 4 ee rele to tical economy as at resent it Bidare ten ond otncre og a tras, snare.” Dr. Douat is Ww: lessra, R. O. Daga: ae meeting sneeneae of the Jury. The inquest in the case of George Wilson, tho ferry, Williamsburg, on Sunday morning last, Silvi Maillard, was concludea by Coroner Whitenii last evening. No new In, the case Waa fi ‘troduced, and the Coroner that previously taken to the jury, who after a brief abserice returned ‘with the following find that George Wilson came to dou we nEor shot wotnd, at the hands of Mailiard, on tae morning of January 8, “1871, 5 et. Ooms. pris a a Seieerbrnt rien to the witness sand by the jury, subuni e his ps tata asrs. Perry and sen:—My nem Siivt Maiilard; France, twenty-nine years ot pation, abd reside at No. 23 Renn Om Which thare ta no in- rot As to Uie charge against me have oning