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WASHINGTON. Tleroism of the West Point Cadets at the Burning of the Barracks. INCREASE OF THE NEGRO POPULATION. New York Nominations Con- firmed by the Senate. the Rampage in| Congress. Abolitionists of the Schoo! Heard From. id The Bil in the House for the Removal of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. peech of General Slocum in Sup- port of the Measure. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, I8TL. The erning ot the Wess nt Cadet Barracks—tHeroism of the Cadets Comp mented by the Commander, The vexauous problem now troubling the minds | of Congressincn—what shall be done with West Pomnt?—came very near bemg settied outside of Congress, and in the m summary manner, by the Gre that broke out early lasi Sunday morning in the Cadet Barracks, a and Lnposing structare, | in the Ezabcthan sty1e, and valued at $200,009 or more. From particniars just received at tne War | Department it appears tat the flre broke out ot two O'clock im the morning in the Diatectic Hall, alotty | room over the entrance to the barracks, reaching to | the top floor, By a tatal error of Judgment, notuntil | ow discovered by the present authorities of | the Academy, the fireproof construction of the | building stopped at the third story, so that the cell. | ing of the Dialectic Hall and the ceilings of all the | cadets’ rooms on the top floor were of lath and | plaster oniy, along which, from end to end of the | building, the Lames ran rapidly, and, burningaway | the wooden supports of the slate roof, reduced the upper story of the building to ruins, ‘This is the | story in b the youngest or “Piebe"” class are | quartered, and these unfortunates Jost all their pro- | perty, three of them being rescned by ladders after the fire had enveloped the stairway. The thermometer was about four degrees pelow | zero, the wind fresh and the water appliances | ail frozen. With a litile stronger wind to have car | ried the Games Lo other bulicings, or less pluck and devotion on the pari of the cadets, who have a fire | brigade organization, the desiruction effected and | the bul for damages might have reached a sum | total equivalent to ihe breaking up of the institu- tion. Several of the cadets had their ears and feet frozen, and the clothing of all was frozen stiff to | their bodies. There is a { mong the authori ties here in favor of Congress taking the conduct of the corps of cadets on this occasion into account when the report of the Milltary Commit tee upon the cases of Baird, Barnes and | Flickinger comes up for action in the House. The | following order has been issued by General Upton, commanding in the temporary absence of Saperin- | tendent Pitcher, Who hastened back to iis post on | receiving the news of e@ calamity:— HEADQUA Acapemy,y | b. 6, 18tL. | § Firs’ pleasure th tenden to the corps of cadets his and the al commendation elicited action at ihe fire yesterday me proof of weir diseipilue could 1 the perfect orue $n tae checriul Obeuience to every orde er extreme co! hie vers Jetermina- aon and br hich tiey fougit the dames for three tiv! 1g in averting a grea ter to the Ac emy, the cadets hav Of gallant devoiidd to duty whien cognition of | » Actlag Super- the 30d intenaent niece ail coninement mentioned ins IsT1, from this oft tmarual, be cancell and pun orders, nd those | d down to ape dent desires also to on of the Zeaious co-operation red by the Steam Fire y and the eultsted men of the engi- a tillery an valry detachments. in con- sideration of their se all men contined in the guard se, not under or awaiting sentence by | court inartial, Will be Teieased irom confinement and restored to auty. By command of Lieuteuant Colonel UPTON. OYNTON, Brevet Major and Adjutant. Iviercourse With Caunda—Aan Interesting Document A report on the state of trade between the United States and the British American provinces, prepared for the Secretary of the Treasury py J. N. Larned, of Bufalo, was transniitted to Congress a few days age and 6,000 copies were, yesterday, orderea to be printed for distribution, The report exhibits strong reasons in both countries for desiring more mtimacy } and freedom of commercial intercourse; but } from its showing of acts the con- clusion is deduced that no arrangement of really reciprocal free trade is practicable Epwarp C. Commercial | The Collector of Customs at NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET, Wards patenant 'o agreement, and therefore Gantt and his colleague deom themselves justified in de manding the rights of oMce which they had yielded under the contract, Private advices from Lithe Bock state that the anti-Clayton men cannot con- cea) their joy at the publication of this card by ntt, Whose reputation for megrity is respected by all parties ailko, a& 1) is regarded as one of @ Dumber of proofs of their charges that Clayton had effected a bargain with the democracy to secure 118 support in the contest for the Senatership. Maritime Reriprocity with Great Britain. A chart prepared by Mr. Joseph Nimmo, Jr., ilius- trating the practical workings of our relations of maritime reciprocity with Great Britain, has just been printed and will accompany bis report upon our maritime interests, This chart bas been com- piled from the commercial statistics of the United States and of the British empire trom 1856 to 1570, the most regent statistics of the British empire | having been furnished by Mr, Adam Badeaa, United States Consul General at London, for the purposes of this report, in compliauce with an order of the Secretary of State. The following are the statistical results stateds Tolai American Ton Total British Ton- nage eyed at nage Entered at Forts of the British = Ports of the Empire, Tnaledt States, seeee 2,818,230 935, 180 54,560 965,570 91s,993 1,008,047 1,260,458 1,148,002 1,152,685 1,855,476 1,884, see 1,096 38S + 1,105,857 12 1,788,685 2,410,209 2,408,300 2,246,741 2,662,797 2,739,956 rus it appears that prior to 1862 the tonnage of American vessels entered at ports of the British empire was double the tonnage of British vessels eniered at ports of the Unived States; but that since 1865 the tonnage of Britisn vessels entered at ports of the United States has been double the tonnage of | \ A rica vessels entered at ports of the British em- pire, sistent cause of this complete inversion of the rela- tive shipping interests of the two countries {fs attrt- butabie solely to the changes whicl steam and iron have wrought, both in tae vehicles and tn the modes of commerce. He therefore raises the question whether the relations of maritime reciprocity whicu Were established especially for the purpose of meet- ing the requirements of the random sort of trade pursued by sailing vessels, should not be very ma- terialiy modified in order to subserve our interests in the direct commerce pursued by steam vessels, Practical resulta thus far show that our present re- lations Of maritime reciprocity are all in favor of British steam navigation and all opposed to Ameri- can steam navigation, Sate of Indian Lands. The President to-day transmitted to-Congress an extract of a paper addressed to him, to the Secre- tary of the Interior and to the Commissioner of In- dian Affairs by the Committee of Friends on Indian Affairs having charge of the Northern Superin- tendency, in relation to a desire of certain Indian tribes to sella portion of the lands owned by them, with a view of locating on other lands that toey may be able to purchase, together with a report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs thereon and a letter of the Secretary of the Interior ap- proving the report of the commissioner. The President submits the draft of a bili whieb, tt is be- Neved, will effect the object desired by the comunit- tee, aud requests tie consideration thereof by Congress. The Sacs and Foxes. have in council expressed @ desire to sell their reservation of 16,000 | acres at its fair value, which ts probably ten doliars am acre, provided they can buy asmali portion of the land belonging to their neighbors, the Iowas, and the lowas have also in conncll expressed their willingness to sell a sufficiency for this purpose. The bil provides for the survey and appraisement of lands by three competent persons—one of them the agent of the tribes to whom the lands belong— and their sale, after their advertisement for sealed | proposals, to the highest bidder for cash. The above | provisions are also to be made applicable to all simi- | | Jar cases, Smalipox in Savannah. avanonah, Ga., has written to the Secretary of the Treasury givins the | following account of the ravages of confluent small- pox on board an American ship recently arrived at that port from Liverpool. The Collector states that on the 25th ait, the American ship Southern Rights, of Richmond, Me., arrived at Savannah, having left Liverpool on the 24th of December last, with a clean were prostrated with sma!lpox, Three died during the trip and three were removed from the ship upon arrival (or hospital treatment, where one has since died. As the disease seemed of a peculiarly malignant character the ship was ordered tn quaran- ; Une and the Health Oficer of the port notifled, who institated proper measures for the care of the patients and the disinfection of the ship, so as to prevent the spread of the contagion, which, owing to a large proportion of the population being colored, Was pecullarly to be dreaded. In describing the peculiar malignity of the disease with which the crew was attacked we captain states that the flesh of the men would cleave from the bones in large fakes and drop off, after which the patient would soon die. One of the men thus attacked had one- half of the flesh on his head drop oif in this manner, leaving the bone exposed and presenting a ghastiy spectacle. Report on the Montana Indian War Claims. The report of Inspector General Hardie, of the Military Division of the Missouri, upon the so-called Montana Tudian war claims of 1867, has been sub- except the arrangement of a Zoliverein, or Customs Union, which would involve ihe mdependence of tt provinces. By au extended comparison of the state of things im the two countries, embracing wages, cost of living, idusirial savings, accumulated | wealth of banking capital, immigration, population, resources aud capabilities, it is shown that the | provinces have everyting w gala from such au assimilatic of thelr condition to that | of the United States and thut, wholly by son of their present isolation from the | free circulation and interaction of the diversified | energies of the Cont hind the United States prosperity. ‘The purchast eight per ce! wick, sixty-five per ce in Quebec, and New York than of the opera appears tha ployed in the mach uring the period « supposed value of secured. The pres provinces is shown balance a t two mill last Ssca’ ig value of wages ls twenty- a) Representation from Arka Election fmt The question of t Congre reulio. representat ested election fcate te doun Edwards, candidate, 0 2, Mr. Boles, prese ve, who © re-elected grows out “1 egal votes polled tn Pe jaski county, ‘9 Which two sets of judg received ki wing ut the retura of this rival eandidates nearly a B however, claiming nis re-election by about 200 majority, and, counting in the votes of aski county, by A majority of The anti-Cluyton journal at Little Rock pubilebes a ard frew a) Gavtt, a prominent democratic lawyer of Arkansas, ia which that get chutes that the Governor promtsea uimseif and auvther cemaoeratic cundidate for the State Legiaia- ture with les! hat he wou (Gant?) anc his colleague would, although elected withdraye thelr ela permit the Giayton repul the seals, SO AS to Vote for Clayton fox the United States Senatorstip. Gant alleges that Clarton bas fuiled vo issu” the certificate to kd | actually killed ; ‘hat General Meagher, the acting Governor, in along issue acer. | Usicate of election to Edwards for Congress if he toseats in the Legistature ana | an candidates to have | Kevenae for thy twenty mitted to Congress by the Secretary of War. it | seems that in the year named the people of Montana took alarm at an apprehended Indian raid into the Gallatn valley, and when, at last, one man was the excitement ran so high and soul-stirring. proclamation, called out volun+ teers, who, for six months, in various Bumbers and with varying fortunes, kept the eld, being finally | disbanded by the new Governor, Green Clay Smith, As they were without money, and the United States military authoriues refusing to recognize the ne- | cessity for these volunteers or to muster them into the government service, the Territorial oMicers sup- plied and kept them afloat by purchases made from ants and traders in the Territory, whom the paid by vouchers issued of th United States. These vouchers the Ey Department refused to pay, but darng the last session of Congress an act was ed reyuiring the secretary of War to ascertain the ya'ue of the supplies furnished by parties in geod faith and tm the belief that the proceedings is 1,900,712 | ‘The report states that the prominent and per- | in the name | i} bili of health and with a crew of twelve | men, eight of whom were colored. Soon after lea z Liverpool six of the colored seamen | Mu Sterling, Ky. | Nish a were Sancloned by the government and report the | amount to Cong) General Hardie, formerly on duty in the War Department, was entrusted with the necessary invesugation, and, after four montis or in the Terriiories and at bis station in Chicago, has presented a report admuirabiy covering every point of interest and fixing a little over | $500,000 as the amount necessary to settle on a fair basis toese ciaiws, amounting to nearly .000,000, Etforts will be made by the claimants © have that sum appropriated. Nominat 1s Confirmed. The Senate im executive session to-day confirmed following nominations:— smuel R. Harlow, to be Marshal for the Bastera district of New York; Juvez A. Frank, of seits, to be Agent for tie Twbaquache Ut nea'ed tn Colorado; 4. 8. Lives ew uchd, Juniias ludiwas jn Colorado; A. J, Carus, sachu | husetta, Agent for the Grand River, ¥ am- | f York, tO be Indian Agent in ‘erry, New Mexico Charles = B, — Lines, _ Pension ; lopeka, Kansas; Jerome Brigham, Appraiser ot audise for Milwaukee; | | Ebeuezer TT. Weils, Associate Justice of te Supreme Court of Colorado Territory; Joseph W. Fisher, Asso ite Justice of the Supreme Court of | Wyoming Yerrtory; First tenant John R. | | meGin >D in of ordyance; George C. | Stevens, Coliector of Customs, Milwaukee; Mars hail Li. Blake, vollec ‘Tuirty-secon r of Internat Reveoue for the ict of New York, vice Aifred Munson H. Treadwell, Col- revenue for the Second district of New York, by consolidation of the Fourth and Sixth districts; Benjamin Dev ixth district Of New York, vice oils, resigned; laaac H. Duval, Assessor of Internal Reveuus for the Kirst district of West Virginia, Posinvesters.--8, M. Norton, wt Bristol, Conn,; tra . Lima, N. Y.; Kitwin B. Brink, Washington, john M. ‘Teamoull, Moumouth, 1l., Joseph , Fort Howard, Wis.; H. W. Fleetwood, rt. gpinaiers, Vi.; John 8, Glemmer, Satem, Ohio: He 8. Gates, Litohield, Coan.; R. A. Cameron, Greeley, | Col; H, M. Orahord, Blackhawk, Col.; idwin Shaw, Fall River, Mass; Josiah Pickitt, Worcester, Mh-8.; Henry Massle, Charioitesville, Va.; James Howard, Noero Census Returns. Tt appears from the census returns for 1970 that in 603 counties of Keutucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, designated Old stave-brecding States, the colorea population was 1,879,473, OF near 11,000 more than in 1860. There were gains in the percentage only in North Carolina ad Tennessee, In Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Caro- lina and Texas, designated old slaye-consuming States, in 417 counties, the colored population in 1870 was 1,775,402, or 95,562 more than in 1850. There were losses in the percentage in Louisiana, South Carolina and Texas, The New York Central S-rlp Dividend Case. ‘The hearing in the case of the New York Central Railroad scrip dividend tax has been postponsd until the 16th inst, in consequence of the absence of Solicitor Smith, who has heen summoned to Ohio on account of the death of his father. umored Loxs of the Tennessee. A startling rumor was in circulation here today that the United States steamer Tennessee had been Jost, but inquiries at the Navy Department dissipated the fear that origiaated from the report. Transp itation @: Uudonced Merchandise. The Boston and Providence Ratlroad Company have filed thetr application to bond under the pro- visions of the act authorizing the transportation of Imported goods without appraisemont. Exportation of Whiskey. The Committee of Ways and Means have before them @ Lill to facilitate the export of whiskey and bighwines, It is looked upon with favor and will probably ve reported in some form. Banquet at the Russiau Minister's. An oficial dinner was given last night by the Rus- Sian Minister and wife. ‘here were present the , Secretary of State, Secretary of the Interior, with their ladies; Attorney General, Senator Chanuler and ta Represehiatives Banks, Brooks and Hooper, ana Alrs. Ciamer, sister of President Grant. The Taney Fund. It was announced from the bench of the Supreme Court to-day that imere would ve a meeting of the bar of that court on Saturday morning, at eleven o'clock, with relerence to the proposed Tanoy fund. The Morse Monamrnt. The Committee of the National Telegraph Memo- rial Association, appointed to select a site for the Morse monument, have decided upon erecting it on the vacant space occurring at the interseciion of Seventh street und Pennsylvania avenue, Personal, Commissioner Capron, of the Department of Agri- culture, returned irom Kenosha to-day from a short visit to his son, who was so fearfully Injured at the disastrous fire there last weck. There are strong hopes of lus son’s recovery. FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SENATE. Wasnrnaton, Fob. 8, 1871. OALIFORNIA JUDIOLAL DISTRICTS. Mr. RtOw, (rep.) of Ark., trom the Judiciary Committee, reported, with an amendment, the bill to create the Southern Judicial district of Calitornia, Mr. COLE, (rep.) of Cal, asked present consideration of the bill. Mr. TRoMBULC, (rep.) of Il, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, objected, remarking that he would oppose all Dills creating additional aistricts, as breaking down the whole judicial system of the United States. The present ‘Was one of a series of measures looking to the creaton of & dozen new districts, and Lad received she aaseat of the com mittee against his own judgment. Sir. COLE exp.aiced that the proposition was to re estab- trict which Was necessitated In consequence of the iugonvenience of travel. Under the objection the bill went on the calendar, BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITEEES. Mr. TRUMBULL, fro: the Commitice on the Judictary, re- ported, with amendinent, the House bill to provide (or taking testimony for use in tue depar.ment, Passed, Also, without amendment, the House bili providing for the appointment of an aduiuonal Assistant Attorney General. Dir, THURMAN, (dem) of Olio, from the sane committee, reported adversely on sho bill to allow erimiaals to testify in their own behaif tn the District of Columbia. Also, without amendment, the House bill to divide the State of Obio into three judicial districts. PROTECTING 0OL Mr. SUMNER, (re) hia, constity the vid guard of tue abolitionists 1b that leginiatfon by Cungress io protect the h from ontrage. Bouthern Cutraea, Hf TOR A GTORGIA SENATOR. Mify he said, ity. In Cavor of peovle of the Reierred to the select Commitee om Mr. TuUMBULL, from the Committee on the Jutelars, re- posed faroran 1m preseribi e taken by ae Senator elect jeorgia, providing “tc me form of oaih miminiaered tu the er Senator from Georgla (4 e who had been tu id mewvers of the by LLLLS INTRODUCED. Mr. BLAIR, (dem.) of Mo., tutroduced a bill to grant to the Stave or Missouri ail the pubife lands within said State re- maining undisposed of, for the benefit of the public school (and of said State, RKelerred to tne Committee on Uducation and Labor. « Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of R. 1., futroduced a Dill to punish brivery at Presilential elections. Referred to the Commit tee on the Juaiciary. THE YIPTLENTH AMENDMENT IN OREGON. Mr. WILLIAMS, (rep.) of Oregon, presented and had read a resolution of the Oregon Legisiature rejecting the ffieenth amendment. It dentes the right of Cvagress to intercere with suifrage within that State, and charges that the amend- meat ts being forced upon that State by aid of the bayouet. Mr. FLANAGAN, (rep.) of Texas, moved to re.er the reso- lution to the special Investigating Commitee on Southern Outrages. Mr. FLANAGAN withdrew his motion to allow Mr. Williams to move to lay the subject on the table, which motion being ‘greed to ended the discussion. BEMONSTBANCES AGAINST EEMOVAL—BSENATOR VANCE'G. DISABILITIES, Mr. Poor, (rep.) of N. C., presented a remonstrance from quailsied electors of the Third Consresstona’ district of North Carolina sgaluat the removal of the disabilities of Senator elect Vance and Representative elect Waddell, He requested, us the paper was short, that ft be read, It was then read, the remoustrance declaring that the gen- tlemen referred to'are in tavor of depriving <nion men of North Carolina of their ewil aud political :fshis, and estabe ishing over them a sytem of terrorism und intimidation. Atter a long and acrimonious debate the morning honr ex- pired, The subject went over til! the next moruing hour. THR UNFINISHED LCSINESS. ‘Tho bill to pay Mrs. Shelby for cotton taken for the use of the United States forces was portponed, and, on motion of Mr. PATTERSON, tho Chairman of the Comuulttee on the Dis- trict of Columbia, the day wa: izned to the conmderation of business reported trom the committee. A number of dis- trict bills of no general interest were then disposed of. PULLIC SCHOOLS IN THE DIBTKIOT OF COLUMIIA. ‘The Lil to regulate the organization and conduct of the public schools In the Disirict of Columbia. was taken up. A motion by Mr, PATTERSON, (rep.) of N. H.. to strike ont the fifth section, which prohibits any distinction on account of race, color or previous condition of servituse in the ad- mission of children to the schools, or 1m the mode of educa ton or treatment, gave rise to a long discussion apon the ex- pediency and propriety of extabilstiing mixed schools in the iMstrict. Mr. Patterson said tt w. eat, for the in- terests of the schools, not to compel the ‘mizing of the races, bat to leave the: question to be settled by the school authori jes. Vs ithout disposing of the biilthe Senate went fato exeen- tive session without taking a vote. and at five o'clock ad- journea. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, Feb, 8, 12 REMOVAL OF NATIONAL BANKS, Mr. TANNER, (rep.) of N. ¥., introduced a bill to author- ize the Farmers’ National Bank of Fort Edward, N, ¥., to change Sts location to North Granville, Washington county, d ite name to thut of the North Granville National Bank, Vassed. Mr. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Obfo, introduced a similar biilin | reference to the Worthington Bank of Cooperstown, N. ¥., to be removed to the village of Oneonta, Otsego county, and to be eailed the First National Batk of Oneonta, Passed, STRAMBHO? BUNSIDIES. Mr. Cox, (dem.) of 'N. ¥., presented sue petition of C. 1, 3o.; Grinnell,” Minturn & Co.; J. Thompson, Cow. and a hundred other merchants and xhip: of New York city, against the passage of subsidy 8. aud for the rigut to prirchase their euips in the cheapest markets, RESTORATION OF A NAVAL COMMANDER. On motion of Mr. ScoviELD, (rep.) of Pa., chairman of the Committee on Naval Adairs, the House joint resolution for the restoration of Joahu op 5 Tientenant com- mander in the Unite en from the Sp tuereto cun- curred In. KEMOVAL OF THE BROO Mr. SOOFIELD, from the Comtolttee op Naval Affairs, re. ported a bill for the removal of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Mr. DAWES, (rep.) of dered a resolusion providing for the like ramoval of the Navy Yard at O) Mass, and Kittery, Maize, or either 0: them. r. HOOPER, (rep. in the bili all the oth Mr. SOOF1K1.D md YN NAVY YARD. ug bat the pubilc auction or by sealed pro. Mesars, Woon aud Jupy, Me, Seofel 0. amendment was age Mr. Van Wrox n expended hieh nothing coud be CCUM, (dem) of New York, argued in support of the gave a history of the Brocxiya Navy yard, He ged that the private shipbuliding yard ongand and France were suveriur to the public yards, and that for pere- ral years past inncb of the gorerument work of both these couuirtes hud been done in the private yards, and more and more was veing done every "year. in proof. of the snot bat the work " could be done more cheaply by the contract system, he quoted from the letier of the Secretary of the Navy, relative cost of vessel " kbip Madawaaka, of cost at the Brookiya owing the buile two nystems. The screw 281 to d carrying titeen guns, had vy Var, tn 1853, 0 f.87-,00u,while the Chattanooga, of about the sanie tonnage and tse arme bum der of guns had cost by private contract, in 1-86, only $950,)6¥, being more than #.20,00) in favor of a vessel built ‘the ‘contract system, To the re- diference in price wera tho ramne. Tue reason for the great disparity Iu the cost of contract and of tavy yard work was well knowa. ed in the navy yard and driven from it for political ren- sons, No man, bowever valuable he might be Aifak workman, could old Lis place unless be was willing to sell Men were 4 | State and near the ofty of New York to which the works his vote and political influence to the partyin power, The result was that fow men sought employment ta the nary yards Gacept auch ns ware ene to sel their votes; an Buch men seldom made fairl employ & thero not to wor seat oer Ls +4 paz, Ane. aid a carrying on polit Arie, ua eratvod inate man wee ny cook! in any private yard. Th Of purchasing votes and of corrupting politice, He was oon. 8. 0 ment should ever Work that could’ be done, under. contract with private lodit unis. There are now several bilis pending proposing to al a thew sipbuilding taterest by mone subsidies; but itwould far’ bower for the shipbuilding iutorest for. the vernment to aid it, as was done in Fran: ye giving ‘it “a ‘portion “ot, ‘the goverumen work.” He did aot conour in the opinion of Admiral Porter, chat the Brooklyn Bay. Yard would sell for 20,000,005 but w would bring enough to Luy anew and beter slie, an to pay for the establishment of one of the finest yards inthe world, in which tron as well ax» wooden vessels could be Dulit.’ He nulght appeal to the House to remove tue yard 1 behalf o1 the interest of Brooklyn, but he refrained from thie, believ ng that on this, as well as on all other questions, tie House shoul be povenied wolely by regard for tuelater- eata of the people at large. hi offered a substitute for the Mir. KETONAN bil: to remove I 8 itwe a board con tating uf the avy, Gene ral Shermau, Admiral Porter, Bri “a! Humphreys Chief-Engincer of the army, and Captain C. P. Patterson o! the Coast Survey, to inquire wuether ft is desirabie ani for the best {ntereay of the government to sel the Brooklyn Navy Yard. aud, if 80, t0 recommend a suitable place in the the Brookiyu Navy Yard sbail be transferre |, aud to report tw Cungresk before December 15, 18 1. PROYROTION OF THR TEXAS FRONTIER, At hal’past ene o'clock the bilis Went over uot!l to-mor- row, and the House proceeded to tae consideration, as a apecial cnly, of a vill tor the vetter protection o! the tron- tiers of Texas, authorizing the Secretary of Wart) organize and Gali into service detachments of inounted men fn cach county, consisting of the tababitants thereot, for defence against Indians, and appropriating $40! 000 therefor, Mr, Draenea, (rep. of Texas, who had charge of the pill, yielded to Mr. HuvLFR (Mass), who totroluced a joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to rée+ mit the duties On suca imported artic es of 1 erchandise as are donated and actualy sold in fy for the beneut of ihe destitute and wounded ciizeus of Frano». Passed. ‘che House, having reaumed the consideration of the Texas bill, Nr. Ganvreen moved to Iny the bill on the table, Agreed to by @ vote of 75 to bt. PETITIONS PRESTNTED. Mr. Rerves, idem.) of N. Y., presented the petition of Janes G. Bennett, Jr. ani other prominent persons and merchants of New York city, tor an appropriation to im- vrove the entrance of Huntington haroor, Long id Sound, Mr. BLaa8, (dem.) of Del., presented the memorial of 160 citicens of Delaware (or estavlisument of a jiyniwouse at the mouth of the Mivolilan river, on Detaware Bay. NATIONAL EDUCATION, The House then, at a quarter to three o'clock P. M., re- sume the consiaeration of the Dill to establish a system of Dasivoal education. ‘Lhe biil was argued by several members, and laid over,un- til to morrow, ‘The kvuse thea, at half- THE REPUBLICAN COURT. five o'clock, journed. Tae Postmaster General and Mrs, Creswell’s Recepiion. Wasuinaton, Feb. 7, 1871. Washington gayety is 1m the meridian.of 1ts splen- dor. Fashion, pomp and glitier prevail. The whole city is turaed into a grand VANITY FAIR. Gay belles flutter from one gay, gorgeous scene to anotner, loosing in at @ bat-dozen parties tn the THE CABINET. HOW CHANGES ARE MADE Politicians Pressing Questiors Upon tho Cabinet with a View of Creating Diff:rences and Break- ing It Up—A Case in Point—The Pacific Rail- road Rang Engages in Cabinet. Making— Probable Changex—Mr, Fish Likely to Retire and Senator Morton to Take His/ —Messrs. Boutwoll, Delano and Robe:on to Bemain— Ake:man and Bellmap Doubtful. WASsHINeTon, Feb, 7, 1871. TOW OABINET CHANGES AK BROUGHT ABOUT. The conflicting reports of Cabinet changes con- stantly being seut irom here are too often regarded 3 mere inventions of correspondents hard up for news, The trouble 1s that those who have authority to give information very often lack tho.knowledge, while those who have knowlede lack authority. While the Presideut states that he is well satisfied with each member of his Cabinet and nas no inten- ion of asking either to resigu, and each member announces hls Inteution to remain, there are promt. nent politicians, better informed, who state with the fullest co fidence that a change will be made within the next four weeks, Strange as it may seem, the politicians are most Inkely to be in the right, while the high officials, for want of correct information, are probably ia the wrong. A CASE IN POINT. Early last summer a leading politician informed the correspondent of @ prominent journal that Secretary Cox would resign on or about the Ist of November, Wishing to heur all sides, the corre- spondent called successively upon the Presiaent and Secretary Cox, and was promptly informed by both of those officials that no change was even 1 con- templation, He, however, preferred to take the poitician for authority, and accordingly telegraphed to Mis paper thit Secretary Cox would retire early in November. Though a prompt semi-oflcial denial, “from the highest authority,” was immediately issued, thme proved that the correspondent was Tisnt in his judgment that the poiitician was the best informer. Secretary Cox resigned on the 15th of November. Now, bow did it happen in this case, asin dozens of others, that the polttician knew more of the mat- ter tham the President and his Cabinet? Notilog same evening, while day is eftea turned into might by darxened rooms ana biaztng gas jets. Late hours, overheated rooms, and @ coustant whirl of excitement are combining to rob youthiul cheeks of their bloom, and ta her dressing room alone and an- adorned by the mysteries of the tolies many a Wash- ington belle casts dissatisOed looks in her mirror at the refivction of her colorless, haggard looking face. Although heads are acuing, feet are weary, and many Of apparently the happiest, lightest hearts are heavy wih anxiety, or haunted by regret, still tho select circle of pleasure seckers were tn quite a flutter Of anticipation last night, for it was the occasion of the second card recoytion of Postmaster General and Mrs, Creswell. Persons who are so fortunate as Lo receive cards to these receptions seldom fail to avail them-eives of the invitation, not merely be- cause it Is the fashion to go to the Postmaster Gen- eral’s, but because so much real enjoyment is found in pis deigntiul residence. Although ali the nice litue povnts Of tasmionable life are observed, the vis- itors receive such @ Cordial Welcome that they im- mediately FEEL AT HOMR; and a nature must be frozen 10 its very core that Would not thaw beneath the gemial sunshine of MRS. CKESWELL'S PLEASANT, GRACEFUL MANNER. Mra. Ureswell’s sister, Miss Mcintire aud ber niece, Miss Lizzie Boynton, of Port Deposit, grace- luily periormed their part in eatertaining the stream OL people who poured mmto the briliiantly iizhted rooms from nine o'clock until midnight. A rich, dark green siik fell in graceful ivids around Mis, Cresweli’s slender, elegant figure; black velvet sib- boa was knotied on the 8: ouiders of her low cor. sage and in her hair; pearls glimmered ou her ne and in her cars, and a fuil biown pink rose was caught auiong tue trizzied inass of hair which Was Tolied back irom her foreead and fell tu broad braids low on hee neck. fink roses on her breast, shouiders aad hair formed a beautiiul comirast with ans: NTIRE'S Nght blue silk, over which a fieecy cloud of Ulusion Doated. MISS BOYNTON isa young dehuiante, aud the delicate tinge of her rose-colored silk with ifs (ulle aud black velvet trimmings heightened the youth.al charms of face aud figure, whose iresiiness tue gey world bas nov Yet bad tue Lo destroy, During the early part of the evening friends brust agaiost friends and delightful social con- Verse Was participaced in. SLY FLIRTATIONS were indulged In cosy corners, and gay peais of laughter raug through the rooms aud mingled with Une biusie or the bald; but as the evening wore on tue crowd began to grow denser, the naues of the Guesis no longer reacued your ear, the; irged in so lupidiy—iies of sliks Upon silks, laces upoa jaces and velvets upon velvets—that for the to call the names would have been aa im- possiwility. Fasuionabie women were compelled to endure the unpieasautness of having Weir costiy rain appendages mistaken for the carpet, and the Wher among them made no atiempt to extricaie themselves, but made the best of their positien, Very 1ew were seusible enongh to appear in short dresses, and if you were Jace to face with a wowan you migt be sure that A YARD O8 TWO OF GRANDEUR was trailing benind her. Dancing was attempted 1m Lue back room, but it was so truly seeking plea- sure under diiicullies that few persisted. Tue refresument room presented a fearful scene. Ladies were separated from their escorts, aud in many cases were compelled to depend upon the Kindaess of any good Samaritan who chaoced to jostic against them for a portion of the profusion Of dainues of which one occasionally caught lantaizing ghinpses but was unable to rasp. Bonvons were crushed beneath the heel of jainty satin Buppers, and costly dresses bore the murks Of ices and wines. Now and then the familiar face of a friend appeare:, but, like the mirage of the desert, it secme.t jurther and further off the more eager you were to approach it. Magnificent toulets were worn; ulmost every one was weil dressed. Among those who attracted much | hetice were Mrs. Beal, ia @ crimson moit antique, its brightness toned down by soft, rich laces, and its elegance enhanced by coral ornaments of exquisite desigu; Mrs. General uvcock, in @ pearl colored silk, with cherry trimmings and diamonds; Mrs. General Eaton, in & biack velvet, with pearl ornaments lastening*’a cloud of tulle across her shoulders aud a pear! crescent clasping & wile ostrich tp inher hair; Miss Jennie Anderson, of New York, in @ short whhe Sik, With blue satin trimmings and gold filigree orna- ments; irs. Representative Platt, in a white satin, wiih scariet trimmings; Mrs. General Ricketts, tn a pearl-colored moire anuque, With cherry sulin trim Tings and diamonds, Miss Marvin, in a rose- colored slik, With broad bands of swansdown en- circling the skirt and corsage. Mrs. Mayor Emory, in a lavendar satin, with diamonds blazing among her point lace. BLANCHE BUTLER. A half smothered murmur of admiration ran from lip to lip as ONE OF THE NATION'S FAIREST FLOWERS passed along, her heavy white corded silk, wit’ its deep duchesse flouuce seeping around’ hev, and Tight proud the gallant Mississippl Senator looked Oo ils peeriessiy beautiful bride, Oriental pearis of softest lustre gleamed on her breasi, and a long’ Spray of wild Wille roses was wound among Ler golden tinged braids, and an antique necklace of valuable mosaics encircied her throat, Miss Chand- ler’s lugh yolied powdered hur added a courtly grace vo hier stylish appearau A filmy mass of white sain and tulle, with pate pink coral craa- | ments, softened the bloom of Mrs. Governor Aic- Cook's pretty, bright-tinted face. One of the inost Frenchy looking toilets that ap- peared was worn by Mrs. General rarker. Tue pro- Tusion of pink roses with which 11 was sprinkled couirasted beaubfaily with tie blue tariatan | of which wt was composed, and diamonds | sparkied among ‘he Valenciennes lace which covered the iow corsage. Aithough there was 0 muca crowding and pushing the universal ackuow- | ledgement Was that a most deligutiul evening had been spent at the Postmasier General's. MRS, MARISCAL’S RECEPTION. Mrs. Mariscal, the gecomplished and beautiful | wife of the Mexican Minister, Was at home to her day, froin tWo to five o'clock. Her | accustomed exquisite taste Was aisplayed to the se- lectiva of her toilet, which consisted of a heavy | biack gros-gratn, the front width trimued with two | Wide plaiied rules, lined with ruse Colored silk, and a court train With a garnivare oF black beaded urt-sheped corsage disciosed the dazzling Jairness of her swan-like throat, aud from the rose- cojored Living of her owing siceves etre rues of the richest white point lace. This lady ls a South. erner by birth, and she possess the charms of perzon and grace of manner yr Which the daugaters of tue sunny South are noted, SAO ACCIDENT ON STATEN ISLAND. On Tuesday evening last, while two little children of Mr. Twyford (a boy and girl), of New Brighton, Staten Island, were coasting on York street biti, tey ran into a coal cart containing a ton of coal Which was passing along the terrace, aud the horse, | necept the assurance becoming tngnteued, started, running over both of them. The Ltule girl was also frizhtiully kicked by te horse, her jaw being broken tn two places. She has since ded of tae wyurics, aud the boy Les ua @ critioal condition, can be more plain, He knew that important ques- Uons would be raised in the administration of the afairs of the Interior Department upon which the President and Secretary could not by any possibie means agree, and that one of them must, in conse- quence of the disagreement, retire. Thus it often happens that a Cabinet change is correctly foretold in the lobvy when ihe President and retiring minis- ter know nothing whatever of the matter. ‘Tha lobbyists iuterested in the McG rrahan claim and the privilege of assessing clerks for pouitical purposes knew that the pressing of those questions Upon Mr. Cox would eventually lead to his retire- meat from the Cabinet. hey were even abie to state confidently the time when he would retire, be- fore the President or secretary Knew anything of te mauter. . THE PRESIDENT stated, in conversation with a iriend yesterday, that he was well saustied wiih his Cabinet, aud uid nob contemplate the endre change that has been reported _ about to take piace. Now, ou the other nand, e ‘ PACIPIC RAILROAD LOBBYISTS confidently declare that they will have Mr. Akerman out right speedily. i ir, Boutweil nas had some differences with his subordimate, Mr. Commissioner Pleasonton. Poll- ticlans at once seck by every possivie means to Wideu the duferences and increase the number of causes, to the end that an appeai being Laken to the Pres.dent the one Who ts vot sustained will be com- pelled te retire and make room for an ever ready and expectant outsider. ‘There are so juany different sources of informa- tion in relation to Cabinet changes, ull more er less reliable, thatitis very diiicult to get at the exact faci Indeed, it requires rare goou judginent to slit all the reports anu glcan out the exact truth, At the present tune every CORKUPT LOBBY RING. is endeavoring to get Secreiary Boutwell out of the Cavingt. He Las made some nilstakes 1a Une admin: iste. Un of the affairs of tne treasury Departiaent, bul he hus unquestionably beeu proved to be a man of the strictest integrity. Noman can fer an iu start question his huuesty. Now, the ring managers are perfectly ready and Wiliiug to Gverivok Dis inisiakes, bat bis unswerving | jatecrity bey can never torgive. for honest men in high places. Now that their litue game is exposed, it Is not at all ukely tuat the Presideut Will be used uy them, ROBABLE CHANGES. Secretary Fish, when acceptng his present posi- ton, did uot iutend to retain it duriog the entire period of Presideut Grant’s aumuinistraucn, aad nas from the urst catertaied a design of resiginug it a8 soon as certain great nationai questions could be adjusted satisfactorily, 1U1s new understood that he will retire early in March, and that Seautor Morton will iake lus place. Cuorpenningisin, envelope contracts, the franking privilege war uud the utter inability to do anytning Jor the administration in Maryland has rendered Mr. Creswell sv unpopular vat he wiil, doubuess, be glad to leave the Post Ollce Department next March. Messrs, Boutweil, Delano and Robeson will be tikely to remain. ‘The Pacitic Rauroad ring will be likely to muster strength enough to uuscat Mr. AKerman, in hopes to get a more pliav.e man in his piace. The positions of Attorney Geneval and Secretary of War are, how- ever, both in doubt, ‘They have no use INCIDENTS OF THE WAR. /The Removal of Aureiles de Paladines. A correspondent of the New York HERALD writ- ing from Bordeaux under date of January 5 says:— General d’Aurelies de Puladines is constantly brought to the notice of the pnblic, altnoagh his name has entirely disappeared fromm the lst of com- manders in active service, When retiring from the Army of the Loire the command of the camp at Cherbourg was offered to him, but he declined to accept on the score of ill-health. Another officer, General De Loverdo, who hitherto held a promtnent position in the War Department, has been retired likewise under pretext of bad health, The oppost- tion papers have availed themselves of the incident to attack the government. The Patrie especially is very bitter on the subject. It says:—‘‘Never has there been so much sickness among the ranks of our generais until M. Gambetta’s accession to THE DICTATORSHIP OF FRANCE. If this system be continued we shall soon have nobody else left in office except that proud young man Of thirty-five. In addition to the functions or Minister he absorbs those of the head of bureau in the Military Department, and furthermore he gasumes the position of Commander-in-Chief of all the three armies now operating on the Loire, 10 the North aud in the East ot France. But, If we cau of one of our contemporaries, there may be A lime to his career; there are certain Indications Which tend to lead io the belief that the state of the dictators health is likewise on the de- eine; when the time draws near he may take ad- Vantage 0! tuat plea. On the other hand it is maintained,that M. Gam- betta had substantial reasons whieh amply justiled the removal of General d’Aurelies. Jt 13, In'Tact, no longer a secret (hat tue latier nad received positive orders to assume the ovensive, with the view to Miake @ Vigorous effort to cut the Prussian forces in two. stead of rying out these instructions a'Aureiles obstinately & inered to a previously con- ceived pian oO. his Gwn, ‘The advice offered to hin by civilians was prondiy refused, and the orders emanating from tie War Departinent Were ignored. D’Aurelies had oxtended his torces over @ line which it secmed possible to mantaMm against the superior strategy of the Geri genrrals. The resuit was that he we cousider. aviy th of his position, The Prussians did hot miss the opportunity, and, taking advantage of the apparent blunder, atiacked D'Aurelies’ centre with superior forces, well knowing hab the iiju- dicious castribution of the remainiug three corps rendered succor out of the question. ‘thus the Ger mans, aithongh far distant trom. ther base and short of amunmtion, were enabled to occupy Orieans. Moreover, they sueceeded in separating the auficrent corps composing the army of the Loire. Ji, on the conivary, D’Aureiles Nad been less oplulon- d, he Would, 16 ait probability, have been able to break through the © Prussian ten have placed himself in & position easily to effect a march toward Fontainebleau and co-operated with the yeuerals who contemplated the sortie from Paris, ‘Phe details relative to the latier movement were Known to the War Depurt- meéut at Tours, but they were viewed In an aniavor- able light—nay, it ts even said, rejecied—by the Oom Inander-in-C) of the Army ol the Loire. Sab quent events e Very much favored the impre: sion, that General D'Aureliea bas really beeu want in in sound judgment, An oflicer Who held a supe- Tick position in the Fifteenth corps has pab- Ushed a iengtay statement relative to the engagement pear Orleaus, and from ib we learn that D'Aurelies has himself become aWwar- of the fatal blunder he committed. It 1s stated OD Wiiar seers to be excelient authoriiy that he savored ta retrieve the errgr when, auforia- lives, he wonid | { | | Rately, tt was too late. General de Pallidres, who, ‘under previous instructions of the Commander.in Chief had been devarred {rom taking the initiative, recelved counterorders on the morning ot December, 8 which reached him about the same Lime his corps. was attacked by the Prusslans, Whether the trash rests on this side or the other tt ee tolerably clear that these controversies are extiemoly annoy ing and embarrassing. CONFLICTING THEORTRS, ‘The inquiry wuether D'Aureltes has been in the wrong can just as well be carried on six months hence, The Lmmediate necessity with which peuple and the government have to deal is to dri the common enemy out ef the country, For unl purpose all parties ought to actin unison for the presept, Yet it 18 painful to observe what a small nutaver of persons can be found willing to sacritice their own pervonat opmniane anna Coys place their shoulders to the wheel many fer Lo engage in party striie; others are standing aloof und remain listless spectators. mM Why ths Army of the Lolre was Beaten at Le Mans. One of the New Yorg {xnaLp correspondents, writing from Bordeaux on the night of January 12, gives the following faci in relation to the last day’s battle before Le Mans, He says:—At a late hour last night I met with @ captain of Mobiles just returned from Le Mans. The mformation received through him filled me with misgivings that all-was notright with Chanzy’s army. Tnere seems to be no doubt that the division uader General de Ourtea had been badly beaten avd that more than one reg surprise, therejore, When on rising this moraing heacd ihe uewsboy under my window proclain! whe victory of General Chanzy. Sure enougi it was. The Monieur imiormed the public chat General Chanzy had wired at hall-past eleven last nighi the result of YHE DAY'S BATTLE NEAR LE MANS. The tenor of i138 message did ieave no room te doube that cousiderable advantages bad oeen at tatned, people conuected with the War Department seeucd tn excellent spirits, aud the general pubiio highly elated at what appeared to be excelien’ news. However. at avout two P. M. I began to sus pect that we had veen deceived ju our Lopes, and on inguiry I found that Chanzy had sent a second message, — date tis morning (¥th), and tase this one put rather @ different complexion on the matter, There Was no victory, hol even adVvale tages, but the contrary, A porton of his ar suilered a museraole defeat. My taformant ot las! eveuiug had stated the wrath, ‘Lue cable has, no doubt, given the Loe Me papas t_will be seen that the General spe of a panic, disbanding of Mobiles and a revreat of Aduural Taurequiberry, ‘Tue iatter incident, 1 hear, unphes @ heavy loss artillery, Tue concluuing words of the General are:— ‘MY HEART BLEEDS, BUT I HAD TO YIBLD,"? ‘The most pesitive ussurances are gtven that the retreat has been exfecied in good order, Le Mans has evidently been evacuated, us the Prussians re quire shelter for thelr wounded, (he nuTber ot witch: is reported to be enormeus, ‘tue Preach bead. quarters ave at Cnateau-du Luir—a station just half way between Tours ang Le Mans—i, ¢., about thirty to thirty-iwo miles irom either city, A lew di Suuce I had heard wat Geueral Chanzy Was serio. indisposed. I patd no attention to tle statement at the time, but am now told that THE MAIN CAUSE WHICH BROUGHT ON THE DISASTER js alivibuted to the inability of tne Commander-ine Chief to direct the foriaues of the day, owing to hus Maisposition, The tight iasted six huurs vetwcen the river Huisne and the adjoining helgnts of An- vours. General Gougeard liad a horse killed, twa colonels killed, and the total fosses are stated to foot up 4,000 to 4,000, The Prussians massed vetween Vendome, Le Mans aud Chartres are supposed to be 150,000 strong. Facts, Incidents and Personalia frem Or Foreign Files. Crows were among the other slege delicacies served up recently in Paris. Tae crows are now all on the German side. ‘The Germans report that of the French prisoners heid at Dresden only about @ twentieth can write and not a tenta can read. Scene in a Paris café, not long since:—Here, garcon, your horse meat is very black |" “Yes, sir so it ougnttobe. The animal belonged to an under taker.” Up to the very arrangement of the armistice people were detected daily iu Paris making signals to the enemy ouiside and otherwise corresponding with them, The workingmen of Germany, Switzerland, Bel- gium and Eugiand ave agai earnestly at work in co operative societies, The social goes on both with and in spite of wars, The sending of letters and packages from the Gen man cities has been greatly increased by the war. Ino Berlin the package despaich bas increased to nearly 5),000 per diem, ‘The scarcity of coal 1s greatly complained of throughout Germany. ‘There ts a lack of practical miners to take out the coul, and whea tt is out there ds great lack Of railroad transportatiun for it. ‘The siege of Paris has given the scientific geniuses Who last year were investigating the practical use- fuiness of horse meat a lar wider rauge of actual experiment tuan tuey ever before had anticipated. ‘che Hamburg papers estimate the ex ort of arms to France from dulerent ports of tne Uuited States At about 600,000 rifles and muskets, 40,000,000 cart ridges, 75 cannon, 6 Gatling batiertes and 2,500 pisiois. The export trade of Austria with Belgium sank from 6,708,000 francs In 1668 tO 1,440,000 in L86y, oF nearly to Where 1 was in 184, Belgian exports to Ausiria declined trom 1,829,000 in 1868 to 1,821,000 francs in in69, During tne financial year 1369-70 taxes-were patd on 1,140,727 dogs in Eugiand, Wales and Scotland, Wiule in Irelaud there are 50,00) mo.e af those or- namentai annals, They consume food that would support scores of suffering, starving families, Oniictal reports show that in November last forty- two vessels passed turongh the whole iength of the Suez Canal. Of these tuirty-six were steamers and Six saliing vessels, and of these all the sailing craft | Ment of Mobiles had taken to flizut. Great was ot and tweuly-four of the steamers were Englis! Among the most zealous and active defenders ot Parts was Mr. Jerome Patterson, the American Bona- arte, grandson of the forimer King of Westphalls, fnis young officer of distinction had alt won goiden opinions in service in the United les Army. ‘There were two regularly established balloon com- Panies in Paris during the late siege. The one fru Was Dartols & Yon and the other consisted of the ‘two brother Julius and Eugene vodard. Gouard en- gaged to construct a balloon of 6,000 metres girth, capable of carrying Mii dared the price of a single passage Tang at about $40, The immense numbers of gay and handsome young French oficers quartered as prisoners m the various large cities of Germany are consoling them- selves vy capturing tne heart of the fair in revenge for ineir own lost fortresses. They meet wiih greater success than they did on the sterner iield of bate. Australian preserved meat is rapidly becomi 3 great articie of trade. The first. siapuient took place no longer ago than 1866, and amounted to but £321 m value. According tothe British Trade Journag the total Value had risen to £18,820 in 1567, to £43,746 in 1863, and to £80,385 In 1809, while for 1970 It is estimated as high as £200,000. Three-iourths of the Jadings consist of mutton and the rest of beef, Following 18 @ list of the reigning princes who, Wile still Living, were deprived of their thrones:— The Prince Gustavus Wasa of Sweden, 1909; the Count de Chambord, August 12, 1830; the Duke Charles of Brunswick, September 16, 1830; the Coum of Paris, February 24, 1848; the Duke hobert Yarnia, 1359; tue Grand Duke Ferdinand of Tuscany, 1860; the Duke Francis of Modena, 180; Francis IL, King of Naples, February 13, 1861; the widow of King Otho of Greece, October 24, 1862; the Duke Adolphus of Nassau, 1368; King George of Hanover, 1856; the Elector of Hesse, 1836; the Princess Chare lotte, Empress of Mexico, 1367; Isabella, Queen of Spaia, 1860; the Emperor Napoleon ILL, 1870, NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. ALBANY, Feb, 8, 1871. At the annual meeting of the State Agricultural Society to-day the Treasurer's report showed the fellowing footings:— Receipts for the year, $24,303; on hand per tase report, $17,977—total, $42,283. Payments, $22,133-—-1caving on hand $29,162. Mr. 0. B. Gridley gave notice of an amendment te the constiiution to pe offered at the next annual Meetiby to change the time of meeting to the tirss Wednesday of January. 2 A resolution offered by F, D, Curtis, approving the action ot the Society forthe prevention of cruelly to annals, Was adopted, Atesolutions that Yagrant children could be better cared Jor in agricuilura: schvois than in asylums or reformatory lustitutious were laid upon we tadle, } after discussion. ‘Tae Nominaung Committee reported the following Ust of onicers, whicn was elected: — nent—Richard Clarch, of Alleghany, Presidents Thomas H. Fails, Jr, Edwin spre wonee Ay LT D, Curtis, James Heddes, Wiliain U. kiy, Boujemin F. race 8. Huntley. Reroute GoeenRe Ee Correspouding Secretary—Thomas L. Harrison, of St. Lawrences, ‘Treasurer—Luther Tucker, of Albany. executive Commiitee—Adin ‘Thayc! ‘alisbe, of Fordiam; Morris Rovert, G & arcis Lewis, George H. Brown, Joseph Julian Joseph Cole, ‘The society then adjourned. ar, MNlo Ine ‘THE DOMINION OF CARADA Movements ot Sir John Rose. isi Pe the ‘esting Herald, Feb. 7.] tian Kose vod IN this city Ou satuniay fast from Washington, and has passed iis time winee ta tae trausaction Of bustacss and #o¢ iutercourse with old iriends, He was looking exceedingly well, and if he tas settled the fishery question did not show aty anxiety to take credit for it prematurely, #0 thes Whether ho has or hus net done so has received Be elucidation froma Nis visit (0 Montreal. We believe that be Teaves this evening tor Ottawa, Lome an poses, If possible, to catch the Bi ir at New York ou Saturday next, Seer 4 3 on at