The New York Herald Newspaper, February 19, 1871, Page 3

r WASHINGTON. Serfous [liness of Senator Summer. The Interminable McGarrahan Claim Again. Senator Howard’s Resolution for the Cession of Canada. Another Senatorial Flurry Over the Appropriation Bill: THE NORTHWESTERN BOUNDARY LINE. Enormous Expense of Govern- ment Surveys. vw WASHINGTON, Feb, 18, 1871, Serious Ninces of Senator Sumner. For some time past Senator Sumner has been suf- ering acute pains in the chest, and on Thursday evening, while at dinner, he was suddenly at- tacked with a shortness of breath and suffered the most excrutiating pain. A's physician, Dr. Bliss, was immediately summoned and gave him remedies that relieved him very much, causing him to sleep soundly, Yesterday Senator Sumner was at the Capitol for a few hours, but had to leave the Senate before its adjournment, and on returning to lis realdence was again prostrated. He re- covered from this attack, but this morning it was renewed and the atteudaace of his physician re- quired several times during the day. Mr. Sumner has an affection of the heart, brought on by the assault made on him by Representative Brooks, years ago, and his complaint, augina pictorts, 18 regarded as one of great danger. Dr. Bliss states that tt will be absolutely necessary for Mr. Sumner to relingnish his Senatorial duties for the present and give him- self up to perfect rest and repose if he expects to fully recover his uealth, v oming Ireland’s Exiles. The Irishmen of the District of Columbia assem- bled to-night at Unton League Hall for the purpose of iaking steps to welcome the irish exiles, the Washington city Councils having aleady appropri- ‘ated $1,000 for that purpose; and, as the festivities are to be continued until tne morning of Ash Wednesday it was questionable among the Irisumen of Washington whether it was proper (o invite ther iellow countrymen to participate in enjoyments ex- tending into the Lenten season, After discussing the subject over three hours it was resolved not to make any formal demonstration, but to unite with ‘the city authorities in welcoming the heroes of Ire- land’s mdependence. The Irishmen of the District personated to-night, on a smaller scale, the wrang- ling of the Celtic population of New York. Important Suits Beforo the Supreme Court. The case of Knox against Lee, trom Texas, in- volves the sequestration of property under the Con- federate government, and also the legal tender ques- tion. it will come up for argument before the Supreme Court early next week. Mr. Pascal ap- pears for plaintiff and Mr. Wills for the defendant. The Approaching Car nival. This afternoon, shortly after three @’clock, the grand arch erected in honor of the carnival and spanning Pennsylvania avenue, near Sixth street, was blown down and shattered into splinters. This was to have been one of the attractions of the carnival celebratiou, and much labor had been expended in its erection, Fortunately no one was injured, Already the hotels are crowded with strangers, ane every train from the North and West adds hundreds to the visiting population, The avenue has been cleaned from the Treasury to the Capitol gate, and every arrangement has been made to make the féie a grand success. All the government department buildings will be closed on Monday and Tuesday at noon and tue entire day on Wednesday. Residence for tho Bzitish Commias:e1ers. Sir Edward Thornton, the British Minister, has succeeded tn renting the elegant residence of Mr. Franklin Philp, of this city, on Franklm square, for the use of the British Commissioners to settle the Alabama claims. The Commissioners are expected \ arnive here on Friday next. The McGarrahae Land Claim. The House spent the entire day discussing the famous McGarranan claim, and at the hour of five o’clock adjourned without coming to a vote. There ‘Was nothing new in the debate beyond what has already been made public, The frends of McGar- rahan made strong arguments in bis favor, while the friends of the New Idria Mining Company made out as favorable a case as possible for their side, Each party charged the ether with fraud and corruption, and Ben Butler said he believed both ofthem. It: Was evident, however, that Ben hada strong leammg toward McGarraban, thougn he sald he thought the land in dispute belonged to the United States. Atall events Butler afd not fail to expose the fraudulent action of the Land Oftice in defacing the record, which showed that at one time a patent had really been issued to McGarrahau. Kellogg, of Connecticut, and Loughridge, of lows, tried to correct Butler on this, and in so doing lost their temper, whereupon Ben advised them to keep ceol, and intimated that, as he was not an attorney in the mterest of either of the parties to the contest, he did not propese to get excited or to Jose his temper.. This was a sharp thrust at the gen- ‘eman active on the part of the New [dria Mining Company. Wendell Philips was on the floor of the House while Butler was speaking, and scemed to enjoy his sharp, curt replies immensely. The speech of the day was that of Beck, of Kentucky. Beck isa hard-headed Scotchman, of the democratic party, and one of the ablest lawyers on either siae of the House, He was fer McGarrahan. In the course of his specch be had occasion to refer to the late Secretary Cox. He made the very manly con- fession that although he was at firyt very bitter against President Grant for his removal of Cox, yet, since he had examined the case of McGarrahan and Jearned how Cox sought to serve the New Idria Mining Company, he regarded the act of President Grant in accepting the resignation of Gox as one of the grandest and most honor- able ef his life. Kerr, of Indiana, who voted for McGarrahan when his case was last before the House, made a bitter speech to-day against him, The case comes up again on Monday. The Income Tax Repeal. Mr. Hooper, chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, is considering the propriety of putting on the bill to abolish the income tax as a rider to an appropriation bill. He seems to think this ts the only chance {t will have of passing at uhis ses- sion, It does not seem to have much hope just now. Executive. ‘The following nominations were sent to the Senate to-day :— s. C. Bryan, Register of the Land OMice at Fort Dodge, lowa; Calvin Brown, Civil Engineer at the Navy Yard, Mare Island, Caifornia; Captain Charles W. Pickering, on the retired list in the Ey fle be Commodore on the reured list. Lieutenant Travers H-Sheppara, U. 8. N., to be Lieutenant Commander on the retired list. Posimasters—Robert C. Taylor, Indiana, Pa.; Noa L. Cloud, “aa sis Ga.; Ebenezer Ellis, Bath, N. Y.; J. B. Hallock, Middletown, N. Y.; Francia Brooks, Deflance, Ohio; T, Shurts, Marshali: town, fowa; 5, 'L. Little, Independence, Iowa; N. S. Falls, Thomaston, Me.; B. Rowell, Hoilowell, ate, Nominations Confirmed. The Senate in executive session to-day confirmed the following nominations:— ‘Thomas settle, of North Carolina, Envoy Extraor- dinary amd Minister Plenipotentiary to Pera; Say P. Root, Envoy Baxtreordinary to Chili; R, H. Isabel, Pension Agent at New Orleans; Leander bi. Drury, Pension Agent at Canandaigua, N. Y.; Hen: Kives, Collector of Internal Revenue in the Fjfti District of Virginia; Calvin Brown, Vivil Engineer in the Navy at Mare Isiand, Califoruia; Henry Hub- ben, Consul at Gaatemala, Night Seasiens of the Senate. The Senate is making such slow progress with the appropriatien bills tnat, in order to get them through, ii Wil] be necessary te hold night seasions tg. begin the i to debale tbe that body do not seem to while they are discussing every little item, as if it were a great question of State, the few remamlng hours of the session are passing speedily away. United States Trensury Statement. ‘The balances in the Treasury at the close of busi- ness to-day were:— Currency, Weekly Currency Report. ‘The receipts of fractional currency for the week ‘Were $961,000, Shipments—Notes, $747,738; frac- tuenal currency, $673,227. The Treasurer holds in trast for national bank clreulation, $351,253,000, and for public deposits, $15,919,500, Mutilated notes burned buring the week, $523,785; bank currency issued therefor, $432,990; total amount issued therefor, $3,662,127; outstanding Circulation, $308,585, 728, ¥ractional currency redeemed and destroyed, $649,100, WASHINGTON SOCIETY. TRE LAST LEVEE OF THE SEASON The Sovereigns in Force at tho White Houss— Scones and Incidents— Metropolitan and Country Fashions—The Ladies’ Toilets. WASHINGTON, Feb, 18, 1871. ‘The third and last levee of the season was held at the White Mouse to-night, Wasbington ts overflow: ing with strangers who have come to the carnival, and the centre of attraction for them this evening Was lhe President's levee. As soon as the doors were thrown open & mass of men, women and children squeezed and pushed their way along the corriders, through the Red Room and into the Blue, where, if you were so fortunate as to secure a comfortable little nook, you could derive considera- bie entertainment from watching the long proces- 810N Q8 1t passed through the door, halting for an instant as one after another was presented to the President and Mrs. Grant. Many of the faces were 80 unattractive that you were glad to look beyond them to others on which your eye would fain linger. Piain street dresses appeared, And many hats and bonnets were worn, some bedecked in cheap tawdry- looking finery, but now and then you saw a dress the shades of which were so artisticaily blended ‘that i Was @ perfect study. MANY AMUSING INCIDENTS occurred, One reverend-looking geutieman politely asked the President how his family were; another manifested bis sympathy by saying, “Well, Mr. Presi- dent, you have a hard row,to hoe.” A sharp individ- ual, who probably has a favor to ask of the President before long, told him that he loeked at least ten years younger than his pictures. The apparent dis- Lewerry: of the crowd was to pause near the array of peauty oe elegance around Mrs, Grant, but an usher requested them to pass through into the East Room. Many wistful glances were cast back by ladies as they disappeared through the doorway into the Green Room; aud a pretty-faced little woman asked her hasband in ratier a petulant tone why he was not a Uabinet Minister, Congressman, er even Mar- shal of the District, so that sae could have the privi- lege of remaining in the Blue Room. THE GREEN ROOM presented rather a forsaken appearance in compari- son with the others. Still, many lovers of nature turned their eyes for a mement from the pomp and glitter of art to examine the profusion of brilliant hued flowers which peeped from the depths of ex- quisite stands and trailed over the sides of antique vases. But THE EAST ROOM presented a brilliant scene. Among the many mag- nificent toleis was that of Mrs. Fish, who wore a scarlet and white striped gauze, with duchesse lace uwimings over white silk, and a headdress of white lace, scarlet flowers and wheat, LADY THORNTON looked very elegant in white satin, with two rows of green satin points on the bottom, a green and white Striped savin everskirt, trimmed with white ducnhesse lace, and amass of white tulle gathered about her shoulders, MES, VICE PRESIDENT COLFAX wore @ white gros grain, with point lace trimmings over peach blossom satin: a beautiful pearl necklace ‘was Claaped around her neck and sprays of tea roses were fastened at her waist, on her breast and in ber hair. drs. Sharpe wore 4 light blue silk, with white muslin rade on the ote ot skirt and long muslin erakift trimmed with fluted ruifies. She wore ita, with black thread overskirt and. contrast with Mrs, Gen- ry ‘e ‘There Waeau unusually large Dumber of people in attendance, but not so mauy magnificent toliets as on former occasions. Tus 13 the last Presiden- al levee of the season. FOBTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Third Session. (ATE. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 1871. OBSTRUCTING THE NAVIGATION OF THE OHIO. Mr. SHERMAN, (fep.) of Ohio, moved to take up the joint resolution to prevent obstruction to the navigation of the Okio river, pronibiting the further constroction of the Newport and Cincinnati bridge, unless it shali be 80 constructed that the channel span shali have, under said span, a clear headway, at low water, of one hundred feet below the floor beams suspended from the bottom of the posts, Mr. Sherman spoke of the interference of the bridge, as now being constructed, witha commerce reaching in the aggregate seven hundred millions per annum. ‘The matter was one in which half the people of the United States were interested. The design was merely to stop the construction of the bridge until Congress or the courts could take action. The Board of Engineers had reported that the bridge would undoubtedly bea serious impediment to navi- gation. What was now asked was to compel the company to crect the bridge one hundred feet above low water Mark. Agreed to, REPORTS FROM THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. Mr. TRUMBULL, (Tep.) of Ill., trom the Committee on the Judiciary, reported auversely upon senate bilis a8 follows:—To establish the Western Judicial district of South Carolina; in relation to the Unised States District Attorney of Leuisiana; prescribing the oath to be taken by United States Grand Jurors; to protect the rights of citizens under the constitu- tion; regulating the appointment of inferior officers in the civil service. Also adversely upon House bills:—In relation to the chailenge of jurors in United States Courts; re- lating to writs of error in the Supreme Court, and repealing the severa) acts relating vo the tenure of officers. The latter and the House bill upon the same subject were indefinitely postponed. The commityee, on the motion of Mr. Trumbull, was discharged from the consideration of numerous petitions praying for an amendment to the constitu- tien ie the United Slates recognizing the Christian r ion. Mr. TRUMBULL, in response to petitiens from New Yor! porters that no seizure or warrant shall be issued except on complaint of the Collector of the district, reported a bul requiring the assent of the Collectors to warrants of seizure in certain cases. THE JOINT HIGH COMMISSION—ANNEXATION OF CANADA. ' Mr. Howarp, (rep.) of Mich., ofered the follow- ng:— Resolved, That i the present disturbed relations of the governments of the United States and Great Britain we re- gard the recent appointment of the High Commission for Glacussing the subjects of difference between them as A highly auspicious event, furnishing a well. grounded hope of a speedy, honorable and inutually advantageous settlement of all important matters of controversy and ry tal amity aud good feeling between the people of the two countrie at we deem it of high interest to those ends that the Commission should take into consideration the fact that the possession by Great Britain of the northern portion of the Continent of North America, stretching from {he northern boundary of the United States to the frozen ccean, is in fie very nature an obstacie to the permanent harmony of thetwo goveraments and a standing incitement to persons awxious to invoive them in war. And we therefore earnestly — recommed that the’ Commis: sion may, in any settlement au, d_ by them, embrace the cession to the United States of so much at jeast of such Hie to the westward of Hudson Bay connecting it with the Arctic Ocean an juperior, with the right to free navi- gation through the navigable waters to the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Mr, HOWARD asked the unanimous consent for the present consideration of the resolution, Mr. CAMERON, (rep.) Of Pa., objected. CONSOLIDATION OF THE PATENT LAWS, Mr. BUCKINGHAM, (rep.) of Conn, introdnced 9 bill to amend the act to revise, consolidate and amend the statutes relating to patents and copy- nights. It provides that that part of the act of July 8, 1870, which requires that ications by assignees for the reissue of letters of 4 shall be made ana the specifications sworn to by the inventors or dis- coverers, if tiving, shall not Ry to patents issued 1870, Referred to the or assigned prior to July 8, Committee on Patents. te ee Tene et TOS ager e _ priation Dill ‘was then proceeded with. yarns Co Ke a gy were acted q general increase the salaries of the Head® of bureaus and other off — ay Bxsouuye, Department, ye Li] a Tina tp bil belog reporven Sromd thy Contmasetog | Fore oy are tne Bede iy i esa lation ef the judicial tha Pi a8 evidence ih the Court of Deais the provision of law making the possession of @ pardon an evidence of disloyalty. ir. EDMUNDS, frep.) of Vt., said the im} conveyed in yesterday’s debate that the exclusion of rebel cetten claimants from the Court of Ciaims out @ remedy was erroneous. They could come to Congress, vi Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., said under the prac- hia in the Court of rd th exclunn wae no persons who Kk the amnesty oath, who specifically Bory sy a pardon, In estabhishit the court Congress had disunctly provided th none but leyal men should be admitted toit, The sawe distinction on pension rolls should be made 4D cotton cases, Mr. Bayarp, (dem) of Del, regretted tha} oe Senator from New York (Mr. Conkling) still sought to Keep Up the lines of demarcation occasioned by the war, For himself he preferred to see sueh di ferences extinguished as between citizens of a com- mon country. Without disposing of the bill the Senate, at a quar ter to five o'clock, after a short executive seaslony adjourned till eleven o'clock on Monday, HOUSE OF REPRE:ENT ATIVES. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 1871, THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL. The House went into Comittee of the Whole, Mr. LOUGHRIDGE in the chair, on the Army Appropria- tion bill, the pending question being on the amend- ment offered yesterday by Mr. Jones, of Kentucky, in relation to the national cemeteries, ‘The amenament was rejected, ‘The bill was laid aside to be reported to the House, THE NORTHWESTERN BOUNDARY LINE. The Committee next took up a bill reported by the Committe on Foreign Affairs, authorizing the Preadeat to co-operate with the government of Great Britain in the appointment of a joint com- Mission in accordance with the plan and estimates: of Brigadier General Humpheys, of the Corps of En- xineers, for determining the boundary line between the United Srates aud the British possessions be- tween the Lake of the Woods and Rocky Moun- tains, and an appropriation of $100,000 annually for the expense of the work. Mr. SWANN, (dem.) of Md., member of the Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs, explained the object of the bill aud the fact Utat it was recommended by the President in his message to Congress. He said that very great apxiety was felt vy public officers and ageats of the United States at Pembina in reference to tne probability of collisions that might take place at any time while the boundary iine was unsettled and in abeyance. Sr. Dawss, (rep.) of Mass., chairman of the Com- mittee on Appropriations, while admitting the ime portance of the work, predicted that more than wo millions would be expended onit. He wished to ask the attention of the House to the question whether it proposed to arrest the iree and uninutted disposiuon to apprepriate money on the largest possible scale for everything that was recommended. He did not ae- sire to be continuatly complaining of estlinates, but he thought that ats irlends would not lke very well to see the aggregate of appropriations at the close Of this session. ‘ihe committee which he represented had omettied nothing mits power to cut down the estimates, but if the House desired, after all, to go | to tue couptry at the close of this session with appropriations of twelve millions more than at the close of last session, and would take the responsi- vility of It, he bad ‘nothing further to say, except that he and the Committee on Appropriations had done all in their power to Keep down the appropria- tions. Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) of Tenn., remarked that Congress had been appropriating Seventy-iive thou- sand dollars a year for this Work for tue last fifteea ears, Mr. DAWES repeated the remark, and sald that now it turned out that after filteen years of such appropnations it had been discovered that the en- gineers had made a misgo, aud that the waole work had to be gone over again. Mr. BANKS, (rep.) Chairman of the Committee on n Affairs, stated the necessity for the work, 80 as to prevent futare collisions on that subject be- tween American citizens and the subjects of Great, Brian, Even if it should cost two millions, would tne House on that account refuse to run such boun- dary line? Certamly not If it cost twenty millions’ or & hundred muilions tne work would have to be Gone. No such consider- ation could be justly urged. But it would cost no such suin us his colleague dl. The President had in- iormed the House that the expenditure would not exceed three hundred thousand, and the bill only appropriated one hundred thousand to commence te work. If a single dollar were expended more than was absolutely necessary the responsibility would be on the Executive. They must believe that the Executive in the performance of his duty woula expend no more Money than Was necessary to carry out the work. Aiter some further discussion the committee rose, and the two bills, the Ariny Appropriation bill and the bill for running tne Northwestern boundary line, Were reported to tue House. The Army Appropriation bill was then passed. (Mr. Dawes) had sta line went over as the unfinished business, Mr. bawes desiring to make some iurther remarks. THE M'GARRAHAN CLAIM. The House proceeded, at half-past_ twelve o'clock, {o the consideration of the report of te Judiciar, y Commmitiee on the McGarrahan clam. The commit tee recommends the passage of a joint resolumon declaring that William -MeGarranan is not eutived to the reliet prayed jor iu his petition, and that the committee. he discharged irom & further cousidera tion of the same, Mr. BINGHAM, (rep,) Of Ohio, chairman of the com. Teiece, MadeS WO aan AS reper, eceompaumed with 2 joiut resolution directing the Secretary of the Interior to 1 ne to Willlaw McGarrahan a da- plicate of a patent for the tract of land, it being held that a patent Was signed by President Lincoln and recorded in the Land Ofllce, which Was mmpro- perly erased or mutilated. Mr. PeTirs, (rep.) of Me., who made the majority report, made an argument in its support, going over the whole history of the case, Which he chur- acterized as a romance of rascality. Mr. Cook, (rep.) of lL, another member of the Judiciary Committee, gave his views of the case, ‘The adoption of the majority report would actually give the property to the New [dria Mining Com- pany, and he believed that it could be demonstrated to a certainty that that company was not entitled to it, as it had gene on property to which it knew that there was an adverse clitim of title; but the act allowing mining claims to be located expressly excepted such land as there was any controversy about or any adverse claim set up to. The company was, _ therefore, & mere trespasser on lands belonging to the United States. His proposition was that the President of the United States sheuld take possea- sion of the property and put tt up for public sale, either as a whole or In such quantities as he might deem best, and that the proceeds shall be paid into the Treasury. Mr. PETERS offered an amendment to Mr. Cook’s proposition, a proviso that it shall not interfere with the rights of settlers or miners, or their successors, who have any rights under the statutes of the United States. The previous question was moved and seconded, and the House then, at forty-five min.tes past four o'clock P. M,, adjourned. THE FRENCH RELIEF FUND. Contribution of $10,000 in Gold from San Francisco—Nearly $100,090 Alrendy sSub- scribed. The splendid gift of $19,000in gold was recelyed yesterday from the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, in relation to whicn the following de- spatches have passed between the two cities:— SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17, 1871, CoARLEs H, MARSHALL, Chairmad Committee on’ Relief Fund:— ‘Tne Chamber of San Francisco having appointed a com- ributions for the relief of the suffering now to inform you that I have sent a telegraphic transfer through the Bank of California for $10,000 In gold as the amount thus far collected from our olt! zens, and request that you will have this sum invested fo food’ and forwarded by the government vessel for distribu. tuon in France. On behalf of the committee I wonld ask that your agenta in France be informed that Caiffornia sympa- thizes earnestly with the sufferings of the people, and would bave made direct shipments to them, but believe that through your organization large and more speedy relief will be ©. ADOLPH afforded. D. i Chairman French Relief Committee. The following was immediately sent in repiy: — New Yor, Feb. 18, 1871. ©. Apourn Low, Chairman French Relief Comuitiee, San Frauciseo, Val. — New. York sends ber thanks to Sap Francisoo for the prompt and generous contribution. Your noble State is ever backward in works of iuercy and humanity, DHARLES H. MARSHALL, Chairman New York Committee. Mr. Lanier, the treasurer of the fuud, makes the following announcement:— ‘Total amount received by the Chamber of Cominerce Committee... .. By Produce Exchange Committee. $69,913 15,04 & a ++ $84,613 5 fun ised by the axchauge, and several checks received yester- put not yet acknowledged, brings criptions thus far, in round numbers, Grand total. up bo $100,0 WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN MISSOURI. The Would-be Voters snubbed by the State Benate—Advised to Apply to the Courts for Redresa. Sr. Lours, Feb. 17, 1871. The State Senate committee to whom was referred @ memorial from the female suffragists, asking tno Legislature to urge C ongress to submit a sixteenth amendment te the federal constituuon, reperied as ronal seaasind ah ihe Yadien lal’ they have a rah ms jai ave Lo qo entre commutution of the United hater tnt tet Wil be hela and enforced by the courts, therefore the indies ferred to phe United States courts for the Satorecment of iberrgn wo FIRE IN PORTCHESTER. PortcHmstss, N, Y., Feb. 1 Atten A. M, to-day widow Schureman Hi 1871. ad's fine mansion, at Oriental Point, pee Sag nfl hy a rod, Loss irom heater. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUAR ‘fhe bili for running the Northwestern boundary | } Was $11,5' 1871 29, DOMINION OF CANADA. Parliamentary Debates on the Colo- nial Crisis. "ta : The Joint High Commission and the Fishing Interests. WHAT NOVA SCOTIA SAYS AND WANTS. Material Necessities and the Com- mercial Situation. Haurrax, Feb. 18, 1871, On the resumption of the debate on the fishertes question in the Nova Scotia Parliament, Mr. Purdy spoke against the government amendment to Mr. Hill’s resolution. Several members were against it, Attorney General Wilkins closed the debate, The House divided and the amendment was car- ried—30 to 8—Messrs. Purdy, Pineo and Hill voting “no.” The following is the amendment as 1 was passed :— Whereas the fisheries of Nova Scotla were by Impertal statute transferred to the control of we Canadian Legisiature without the consent of the eople of the Province and whereas it appears that er Majesty hath appointed a High Commission, composed of British and American statesmen, to negoulate with Commissioners of the United Staves of America in reference to certain differences existing between Great Britain and said United States, respecting alleged yioiations of neutrality on the part of Great Britain during the Pecent civil war in America, and also in respect to the American fisheries, on Which Commission these Provinces and other maritime colonies are entirely unrepresented. Resolved, therefore, That this House cannot con template sald Commission without serious appre- hension in respect to the invaluable coast fishertes of the maritime colonies, and consider it their duty to the fishermen and other inhabitants of those cotontes to enter & most solemn protest agatnst said fisheries being transferred to any foreign Power without the censent of the people of said colonies, or being in any manner sacrificed to imperial or Canadian interests, Resolved, That the Lieutenant Governor be re- spectiully requested to transmit copies of this reso- jutuon to her Majesty’s principal Secretary of State for the- colonies and his Excellency, the Governor General of Canada. Trade and Navigation Returns~Imports from England and Commerce with the West Incics—What the Colony Gives to and Takes from the United States. ‘ Orrawa, Ontarlo, Feb. 18, 1871. The trade and navigation returns for the year end- ing June, 1870, were laid before Parliament to-day. The papers show an increase over the previous year in the general trade of the country both in ex- ports and unports, and consequently in the revenue and slupping. The largest increase in importations nag been from Great Britain, being some three mu- lions in excess of last year. From the British and foreign West Indles the returns show an increase or over twenty-taree per cent. There is also some in- crease In imports trom France and from the pro- vinces of Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island, With the United States, while the sum total of trade tu imports aud exports has imcreased by up- wards of $4,400,000, the whole increase has been in exports to that country, the imports from it having, on the contrary, talien om A comparative staie- ment of imporis from and exports to the United Staces for the years relerred to is as followsi— 1sds-69—Imports 477,975 1868-3—Ex ports 27,646,461 1869-70—Imports 24,728,166 1460-70—Lxports 084, 662 Decrease in imports. $749,809 Increase in exports. 5,513,891 ‘rhe returns seem to show that the trade with the United States nas not beeu materiuily, certainiy not injuriously, affected by the abrogation of the recip- rocity treaty. The aggregate amount of trade be- tween the two countries has been pretty steadily maintaimed, and, indeed, increased, while the rela- tive proportions as importer and exporter have been reversed, the United States, under the Reciprocity treaty, having as a generat rule been Jarger exporters to the #ritish North American provinces, while Canada has, since the abrogation of tue treaty, tmported less trom the United States ana exported to that country considerably more. The value of foreign goods passing through the United States in 1869-70, wader bonds to dian imporcers, as direct consignees, 95. This amount, which 1s litte more than one-tifth of our mportations from sea, aud about one-seventh of our gross imporiations, repre- sents goods in transitu, trough the neighvorlug country, to posts 10 Ontario and (juebec, from which atone wf ie returns upon this point have been re- The muaritine provinces, having ports their own open ali the year, do st necessarily require the intervention of yMimerican seaports to carry on their foreign trade winter, aud hence the returns in quesuon may be considered tn great measure, if not wholly, inap- plicable to their cire 8. ‘The value of the goods actually purchased in bond in the United Staies tor Canadian markets during the same period was nearly ¢5,000,000, snowing an aggregate amount of transit trade through tnat country to the impor- ters 1M Canada exceeding $14,500,000, The Military Guarantees. The removal of tne British troops and the defence of the country was discussed, On the motion of Sir A. T. Galt for the correspon- dence respecting the mission of Hon. A. Campbell when the Fentan raid took place, Sir George B. Caruer remarked that the papers to be brought down would contain an assurance from the imperial government that the withdrawal of the troops was intended only for times of peace, and that England would still hold it her duty to defend Canada as a portion of the British empire. GHE MEETING OF 1HE WATERS. The High Tide and the Rain Storm—The River Fronts—Effect of the Tide and Storm Along West and South StreeteAccident at the Staten Island Ferry—The Basements Along the River Inandated With Water. The high tide and the rain storm caused consider- able inconvenience yesterday to many of the mer- chants and dealers along West street. The tide, though very high, was not up tothe mark reached during the equinoctial storm of September last; yet many of the basements along the street, up as far as Canal street, were so flooded by water that a suspen- sion of busing became necessary, while the rain, pouring down in torrents from about nhalf- past ten A. M. till near two o'clock in the afternoon, deluged the streets. Various causes combine to flood the basements and cellars in West street, but the principal one is that all this part of the street is builton “made ground,”’ and when the tide sets in high the water oozes up and the sewers emptying into the river become filled. And this 1s especially so in those cellars where the flooring is neglected, while in those where the flooring is properly attended to no inconvenience whatever, either from high tides or rain storms, is experiencea. ALONG THE NORTN RIVER FRONT, exceptin a few basements near Fulton street, no trouble was caused to business houses beyond the stoppage of work in the streets in consequence of the rain, In those streets, such as Water, Washing- ton or Greenwich streets, where the basements are, in many instances, In a filthy condition, and are ten- anted by those of the lowest class, tie heavy fall or rain caused much damage ana trouble, owing to there beg no evoris made to guard against it. During the forenoon, while the wind blew simost a hurricane, all efforts made by sailors and ship hands were unavailing to continue at work. ‘The ferryboats during the same hours nad a rough time in making their trips, and were tossed about here and there on the river, causing much un- easiness to pesca, especially during the time the fog lasted in the afternoon. edestrians along the streets and in those ever-crowded parts of the city, such as Washington and Fulton Markets, and the crossings at the principal thoroughfares, were obbliged to wade through the slush ankle-deep. ‘The little crossing-sweepers plied their trade lively. with the usual unheeded appeal tor the penny, but were UNABLE TO COMBAT THE SLUSH. Wagons dragged along laboriously through the pools of water in the streets, and there was more than oridnary confusion in the down town streets from the entanglement of all sorts of vehicles. Oul one accident occurred, as far as could be learned, from the high tide, amd that was at the Staten Jaland ferry, foot of Whitehall street, where, as the Middletown Was coming into the slip frem her seven o'clock A. M. trip, she steered right into the bridge, breaking it in a distance of about four feet, and thus cansing the fall of the framework which sup- it. fhe casuse of the accident is said to be owing te the stopping of the engine on the centre, tae engineer being therefore unable to stop the engine. Fortunately there was only one man on the bridge at the time of the accident, and he, p newsman named Martin Keep, had nis leg crushed badly. Had the accident occurred a tew hours later there must have been many lives lost. In the afternoon, after the ad ceased, the sun shone out pleasantly, and at four o'clock the effect along the wharves, and even.the ents that had overfown. streets ‘algo were mugh more enduraple for —TRIPLE SHEET. ANARCHY IN ARKANSAS, Politicians Rushing the State Into Rebellion. The Aitempt to Impeach the Gov- ernor Resisted. MARTIAL LAW TO BE PROCLAIMED. MEmruis, Tenn., Feb, 17, 1871. The Avalanche (Little Reck) special says:—“The Toll was called in the Senate this morning, thir being present. Immediately afterwards the Mana- gers of Governor Clayton’s impeachment case ap- peared at the door, The SergeantatArms at first refused them admittance, but on thelr insisting he finally admitted them, and an- nounced thelr presence and desire to commanl- cate wth the Senate, Tne President responded that they could not be received, as the Senate was not in session, anda motion to call the House would be decided out of order. Mr. Carroll insisted on the President’s putting the motion, and sald tt was a trick to prevent the mana- gers from proclaiming the impeachment of the Governor, Some wrangling took place, when @ Motion was put to adjourn until to-morrow, which was carried, thus preventing an officlal announcement of the mmpe hment, ssage was read in the House to-day from the Governor, dated yesterday, stating that he had been unomctaily informed of articles of impeachment being preferred agalost him and the adoption af a resolution suspending him from office. Ile had been advised to take charge of the State government by force. The best talent informed him that he could not be suspended untl) regular articles of mpeach- ment were drawn up and presented to the Senate and he oficially notified of the same, When that Was done he would readily surrender bis office. Governor Howard moved that the message be jected, which was carried by a vote of 42 to 32. In the Supreme Court the new Chief Justice Mc- Clure and associate Justice Searles tssued a writin the quo warranto case or Lieutenant Governor Johnson, returnable to-morrow, when the case will be tried. It ts generally conceded that the Court de to oust Johnson by a mockery trial. The Governor had the stairways leading to the executive room guarded and will declare martial Jaw. It is understood that Johnson ts preparing to call out the militia and proclaim himsel Governor. The Little Rock Republican says:—*The organiza- tion 1s for the avowed purpose of inaugurauug a rebeliion and turning the State over to the de- mocracy, composed of the Old Ku Klux Klan and White Chamelias, wht reanization ts being pt fected in this city. Governor Brown, in oounctl with the democrats, assured them of the assistance of the filth and scum of Tennessee. Meetings have been held during the last three days, the object being resistance to the lew. Distingutshed Con- federate generals were at the meetings, and if the meetings are continued the names of the leaders in the matter will be given to the public, and 1 the meetings are then continued there will not be tnir- teen minutes between the leaders and eternity when ‘the trap falls. A mistake was made before in not declaring martial law; it will not occur again, Brethren, please take notice and act accordingly. Our friends in the country are requested to be ready for service, Whichs may be required at any time, If the State must be held by bloodshed, 1s will be. ‘The present time is as good as any other. This 13 not idle talk. THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. re- The National Policy Towards the Belligerents on the Continent—Assault and Defence of the Ministwry—Tho Naval Supremacy Assured. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. LonDon, Feb. 18, 1871. The debate in the Honse ef Commons last night, on the subject of the policy toward the beiligerents on the Continent—the preliminary points of which I reported to the HERALD by cable celegram—became very animated and general subsequent to the trans- misston of my despatch, The prevailing tone of the as emblage was that England’s weak hesitancy had lost her the respect of both belligerents, and Invited an early war for her own existence. Premier Gladstone recapitulated the negotiations at St, Petersburg, which, he said, had been fruit- Jessly made to depend upon Lord Lyons’ withdrawal. He said that he believed magnanimity on the part of the Germans at the present point of the struggle would benefit not only France and Europe, but Ger- many itaeif, The subject here dropped, and a discassion ensued upon the naval administraton, during which Mr. Gladston® again addressed the House in defence of the Admiralty, asserting “that during Mr, Childers’ administration nearty two millions of taxation were saved to the country and the maritime supremacy of the nation at the same time assured.” THE SPANISH PARLIAMENT. Election Day for the Kingdom and the Colonies, TELEGRAM TO THE KEW YORK HERALD. MavRID, Feb. 18, 1871. 1am able to communicate to the HERALD by cable telegram to-day the important facts—citizen and social—that the Spanish electtons are to be held on the 8th of March and the Cortes will meet on the 3d of April, The Correspondencia says:—‘The elections for Deputies to the Cortes will shortly be held in Porto Rico and Cuba.’” ENGLAND. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 18, 1871. Arrived, ship Emma, from New Orleans, January 12, with 2,159 bales of cotton. THE PACIFIC COAST. A Captive White Child Among the Alaska Indinos—Indian Outrages. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18, 1871. The captain and crew of the schooner Forest King, wrecked in Barclay Seund, while en route from Honolulu to Port Gamble, have arrived at Victoria, They saw a white child, supposed to be the daughter of the captain of the barque John Bright, wrecked there two years since, captive among the Indiana. F,. R. Rupp, aGerman, was murdered by Indians, near Anaheim, Los Angelos county, last week. Arizona advices are fliled with {ndian outrages, Colouel Wooisey is preparing to lead a party of one hundred men against the Indians in Pima county, The mining news from ail quarters 1s especially encouraging, particuly from the Bradshaw district, to which there is a regular stampede, THE FRENCH RELIEF FUND. The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Contributes $10,000 to the French Relief Fund. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17, 1871, CHARLES H. MARSHALL, Chairman Committee of French Relief:— The Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco having appointed a committee to collect contribu- tions for the relief of the suffering French peopte, I have now to inform you that I have sent a tele- graphic transfer throngh the Bank of California for ten thousand doliars in gold, as the amount thus far collected from our citizens, and request that you will have the sum Invested in food and forward by the overnment vessel for distribution in France. nm behalf of the committee I would ask that your agents in France be informed that Caltfornia sympathizes earnestly with the sufferings of the people, and would have made direct stipments to them, but oelieve that through your oe Jarge and more speedy relief will be afforded, Cc. ADOLPH LCw, Chairman French Reef Committes. New York, Feb. 18, 1871. C. Apoted Low, Chatrman French Relief Qom- mittee, San Francisco, Cal:— New York sends her thanks to San Francisco for her prompt and genereus contribution. Your nobie State is never backward in works of mercy and humanity, CHAREES H, MARSHALL, Chairman New York Committee. Seven Hundred Doliars Contributed by Mrs. John Drew, of Philadelphia. PRILADELPHIA, Feb. 18, 1871. The matinée this afternoon at Mrs, John Dre Argn street theatre in ald of the French Relief Fund netted $700, The will be expended for flour, ‘whieh will be forwarded to France overs: menvateamer from New Yorg n? 0 FO¥e New Jersey’s “Heathen Chinee” and His New Year’s Celebration. How the Festival Was Observed Yosterday by: the Belleville Colony—The Drem, Religion, Manners and Customs of Captain Hervey’s Children of the Sun—Charley Ming's Chop- sticks and Sugar-Smothcred Plome— Interesting Holiday Corresvondenca, Yesterday was a big day in China and among the children of the Sun without as well as within the great wall of Pekin, It was the Celestials’ New Year's Day—the 4,819th anniversary—according to Chinese reckoning. It is also Known as the festival of Kwo-Nieon, ‘The fourscore and one celessiak Wwashermen at Captain Hervey’s laundry at Belle~ ville, of course, kept thelr national iestival. The location of the laundry, a8 well as the estabbabmens itself, has already been described in the HERALD, and it is merely necessary to repeat that 16 1s situated within rifleshot of the} somniferous village on the opposite bank of the picturesque Passalo river and within stone's throw of the Jersey tty Waterworks, which, en passant, it may be stated, are now ranulog splendidly, according to the assertion of the chief engineer. Passing up the court yard of the laundry the visitor was broughs to a halt by the sentinel on guard aud his businesad demanded, THE TALISMANIC “HERALD? had a wondrous effect op his bearing when uttered by the reporter, and he forthwith, as requested, blarted in quest of the gentieman in charge, Mr. Van Vorst. The latter soon made his appearance and remarked thatit would afford him the utmos¢ pleasure to give an y information tn bis pewer to the HERALD reporter; “but,” added he, with emphasis, “Li that reporter comes along Who Wrote HAY BATCH OF LIBS about me Vil wring lis nose or he'll wring mine, one or the other.” Tue individual whose. nasal organ was thus referred to is a seribe attached to the two-cont wwiukier who visited tho igundry some wecks ago, and stratned every tmagmative nerve to make & sensacion out of w criling fistic set to among a few of the Clunamen. “You would like to see Chariey Ming and his boys? Jertainly, sir; come along,’ said Mr. Van Vorst, and. he led the way up stairs to the Lroning room, where, aiter afew minutes’ delay, came Charley Ming and two or three of his “boys.’’ Charley is the chiet among his fellows, 1s quite an intelectual Cainaman and acts as interpreter as well as foreman. He acquired considerable knowledge of Enghsh during 8LXx or Keven Years’ residence in San Francisco prior to his coming Kast, Since his arrival at Belleville he has puicliased and ordinarily wears a suit of “Melican man’s” clothes, but yesterday, in nonor of the great festival, he reiurned to first principles and | assumed THE NATIONAL COSTUME. His dress was neither as showy hor as grotesque a& that worn by some of his countrymen. fe wore @ blue cloth blouse, cut very loose, ana loose trousera, His feet, which are quite small, were encased ma very hannaciely gotten up pair Chinese shoes, with poluted, upturned toes, h thick leather and woollen soles and uppers velvet and satin embroidered in bright colorea suke. All his companions wore shoes of the same descrip- len and other garments in uke manner. After a cordial salutation he led the way tnt lus private aparuinent, A LIGHT, CHRERY CHAMBER off the workroom, in one corner was & neatly ap- pointed bed, euclosed with mosquito netting; near by a large writing desk, covered with Ohinese books, papers, manuscripts and calendars. The walls wi adorned with views of Chinese mountain and raral scenery, as well as other picti and on all sides neatness and scrupulous cleanitInesd were strikingly apparent, At the further end of the room in @ corner stood Charye’s visitors’ which was loaded with all sorts of Chinese condi- meits and Coniectionery, The celestiat host picked up @ pair of chopsticks apd insisted upon his visi. tors partaking of his good things, He was clally proud of his sugar-smethered piuma and limes, Over against the wall hung a piciure supposed to represent GOODNESS AND PLENTY, There were two dgures—one, strangely enough, a red-mouthed devil; and the otner a round, very top, semi-nade feminine. After discussing Chariey’s plums and a tiny cap of tea, prepared Chinese fashion, his Heraldic guest proceeded to interview him on the subject of his national ceiebra- Vion. ‘Lue observance of the jestival commenced on Friday at noon, when Charley and Company laid aside their smoothing trons and abandoned them- selves to the pleasures of the joyous season, The observance continues till Tuesday. Ad wu/erim the Celestiais assume not only thelr very best tog- gery, but toeir very best behavior, New Year’ 8 with them, as with us “ctvi- lized berbarians,” 13 a time for general Y jolity and good feeitng. Hach visits the fovher at nis chamber or abiding place, and is treated as wad the writer by the amiable Ohariie, “Wat, drink and be merry’? ts their motto, Like good children of the Sun, they do not forget to carry out the religious as weil as the secular part of the programme. Ac- corulngly yesterday morning, after perferming thelr ablutions ‘aod getting on their choicest garments, they repaired to the refectory, and tn fromt of THEIR JOSH'S ALTAR assembled in groups, according to their age and position, and made their devotional bows in much the same style that the Sultan 1s saluted by his sub- jects, Their prayers are offered up silently, and, indeed, their whole worship ie conducted with serapuious silence, ‘Church” over, they then went on with the secular part, as briefly described above. Their food yesterday was entirely vegetables and fruit, meat not betng allowed by the Contucian doctrine on New Year's day proper. Out ofa pigeon hole in his desk Chartie drew a bundle of pink paper slips covered with Ghinese caligraphy. ‘These were jetters congratulatory of the “Happy New Year” which he had received from his celestial comrades during the day. ‘These notes he termed, in Chinese, ‘“‘hap-gee.”’ A CELESTIAL LEITER FROM NORTH ADAMS. Some days ago Mr. Nung sent a letter to his friend Charlie Sing, chief of the Chinamen at North Adams, Mass., inviting them to come on and spend the New Year with them at Belleville. The tollow- ing is the reply of Mr. Sing, as read by Charlle Nung to the HERALD reporter yesterday :— Citas Mrx@, Ga Loo. Cur CHING CuA—Yag ts! hong choo foo fang chow yang gaice, Jona ba ya ching choo 100 alane wung. id fang. Yu ya ching cua loco foco fung t'sing sang t's low. Fe CHARLEY SENG. Freely translated into English this extraordinary epistic reads as follows:— Norrn ApaMs, Feb. 15, 1871. My DEAR CyARLIn—I wish you a bappy New Year. I can't go myself, atm foo busy can't spare the time. I hope you are well. I'will come to see you by aud by. 7 CHARLIE SING. Before leaving the reperter was escorted to the main assembly room, at one end of which was the “altar”—a table laid out in the same manner as the one in Charlies room, loaded with all sorts of Chinese preserves and confections, In the centre was a vessel filled with tapers, a few of which burned slowly. with a faint lurid light. This was represented to be CHINESE INCENSE. From this table the guest is required, ont of cour- tesy, to partake. Against the wall was a painting comprising a group of figures, the central one bemg “THE BIG JOSH,” as Charlie termed it. The figure is that of a crowned king gorgeously robed and surrounded with soldiers and emblems of war. While the visitors were ex- amining the “altar” and its features a group of four ee eee pec ete save the mark |) out of two immense brass Kettle d: a bug nd a pair of massive brass cymbals.” NS? SNe Mr. Van Vorst stated, as the reporter was about to leave, that the Chinamen had become very profi- EE a ee ae a ve entire -satisfaction, hey and the whom a large num! remain in the laundr; caene wondrous well. Te teen more had arrived BURED’S SPEECH. Seana The American News Company have just issued In beautiful form @ pamphlet which is sure to have a wide circulation. It 1s the speech delivered py Tuomas Francis Burke, one of the recently released Irish State prisoners, before he was sentenced to be “hung, drawn and quartered” for complicity in the movement to upset English military authority in Ireland. Mr. Burke, who, in the Irish revolutionary attempt of 1867, held the rank of general, and in that capacity reflected credit on his native, and won considerabie reputation in his adepted counsry, dehvered irom the dock in the court in which he was tried for “treason-felony” a speech which will live longer than the memory of the British empire. It will be the text fer Irish students ef rhetoric for years to come, and will do mere to raise up enemies to id in every land where Ireland’s story than anything ever wnitten. Boys in the na- tional, or rather English, schools of the Green ig “God Save the Queen,” Mies hho they read Ray bes 7 jo nificen| speech make me hearts the tune of G gave Ireland, AL Be NS infertor to the cele- 8)